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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 19 

Relative to the death of Edward W. Brooke, III, former United States 

Senator for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JANUARY 6, 2015 

Mr. MCCONNELL (for himself, Mr. REID, Ms. WARREN, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. 

ALEXANDER, Ms. AYOTTE, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. BARRASSO, Mr. BENNET, 

Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Mr. BLUNT, Mr. BOOKER, Mr. BOOZMAN, Mrs. 

BOXER, Mr. BROWN, Mr. BURR, Ms. CANTWELL, Mrs. CAPITO, Mr. 

CARDIN, Mr. CARPER, Mr. CASEY, Mr. CASSIDY, Mr. COATS, Mr. COCHRAN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. COONS, Mr. CORKER, Mr. CORNYN, Mr. COTTON, 

Mr. CRAPO, Mr. CRUZ, Mr. DAINES, Mr. DONNELLY, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. 

ENZI, Mrs. ERNST, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Mrs. FISCHER, Mr. FLAKE, Mr. 

FRANKEN, Mr. GARDNER, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Mr. GRAHAM, Mr. GRASSLEY, Mr. HATCH, Mr. HEINRICH, Ms. HEITKAMP, Mr. HELLER, Ms. 

HIRONO, Mr. HOEVEN, Mr. INHOFE, Mr. ISAKSON, Mr. JOHNSON, Mr. 

KAINE, Mr. KING, Mr. KIRK, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Mr. LANKFORD, Mr. 

LEAHY, Mr. LEE, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. MCCAIN, Mrs. MCCASKILL, Mr. 

MENENDEZ, Mr. MERKLEY, Ms. MIKULSKI, Mr. MORAN, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. MURPHY, Mrs. MURRAY, Mr. NELSON, Mr. PAUL, Mr. 

PERDUE, Mr. PETERS, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. REED, Mr. RISCH, Mr. ROBERTS, Mr. ROUNDS, Mr. RUBIO, Mr. SANDERS, Mr. SASSE, Mr. SCHATZ, 

Mr. SCHUMER, Mr. SCOTT, Mr. SESSIONS, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Mr. SHELBY, 

Ms. STABENOW, Mr. SULLIVAN, Mr. TESTER, Mr. THUNE, Mr. TILLIS, 

Mr. TOOMEY, Mr. UDALL, Mr. VITTER, Mr. WARNER, Mr. WHITEHOUSE, 

Mr. WICKER, and Mr. WYDEN) submitted the following resolution; which 

was considered and agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

Relative to the death of Edward W. Brooke, III, former 

United States Senator for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 


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Whereas Edward W. Brooke, III, was born in Washington, 

D.C. in 1919, graduated from Howard University in 

1941 and Boston University Law College in 1948; 

Whereas Edward W. Brooke, III, served in the United States 

Army during World War II, earning the rank of Captain, 

a Bronze Star, and a Distinguished Service Award; 

Whereas Edward W. Brooke, III, was elected to the office of 

Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts 

in 1962 and served as the first African American attorney general in the United States; 

Whereas Edward W. Brooke, III, was first elected to the 

United States Senate in 1966 and served two terms as 

a Senator from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts; 

Whereas Edward W. Brooke, III, was the first African American to be elected to the Senate by popular vote; 

Whereas Edward W. Brooke, III, was a pioneer and champion of civil rights; 

Whereas Edward W. Brooke, III, was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom on June 23, 2004, and the 

Congressional Gold Medal on July 1, 2008: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate has heard with profound 

2 sorrow and deep regret the announcement of the death 

3 of the Edward W. Brooke, III, former member of the 

4 United States Senate. 

5 Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate commu6 nicate these resolutions to the House of Representatives 

7 and transmit an enrolled copy thereof to the family of the 

8 deceased. 


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1 Resolved, That when the Senate adjourns today, it 

2 stand adjourned as a further mark of respect to the mem3 ory of the Edward W. Brooke, III. 

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