IV 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 423 
Honoring and recognizing the distinguished service, career, and achievements 
of Chief Justice William Hubbs Rehnquist upon his death, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 6, 2005 
Mr. SENSENBRENNER (for himself, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. COBLE, Mr. JENKINS, 
Mr. BACHUS, Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. GREEN of Wisconsin, Mr. 
PENCE, Mr. KING of Iowa, Mr. SMITH of Texas, Mr. CANNON, Mr. 
CHABOT, Mr. INGLIS of South Carolina, Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of 
California, Mr. HOSTETTLER, Mr. KELLER, Mr. BOUCHER, Mr. SCHIFF, 
Mr. FEENEY, Mr. BERMAN, Mr. GOHMERT, Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of Cali-
fornia, Mr. ISSA, and Mr. SCOTT of Virginia) submitted the following res-
olution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 
RESOLUTION 
Honoring and recognizing the distinguished service, career, 
and achievements of Chief Justice William Hubbs 
Rehnquist upon his death, and for other purposes. 
Whereas William H. Rehnquist was born on October 1, 1924, 
in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and grew up the son of a paper 
salesman; 
Whereas William H. Rehnquist served the United States in 
the Army Air Corps during World War II; 
Whereas William H. Rehnquist attended and graduated from 
Stanford University, earning a bachelor’s and master’s
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degree in political science, and a second master’s degree 
in government from Harvard University; 
Whereas William H. Rehnquist went on to graduate first in 
his class at Stanford Law School in 1952, where he met 
his wife Natalie ‘‘Nan’’ Cornell; 
Whereas William H. Rehnquist and Natalie had three chil-
dren: James, Janet, and Nancy; 
Whereas William H. Rehnquist served as a law clerk to Jus-
tice Robert H. Jackson on the Supreme Court during the 
1951 and 1952 terms, and as Assistant Attorney General 
for the Justice Department’s Office of Legal Counsel, 
where he advised the Nixon Administration on constitu-
tional law from 1969 until 1971; 
Whereas William H. Rehnquist was appointed by President 
Nixon and confirmed by the Senate as an Associate Jus-
tice of the United States on December 10, 1971, at the 
age of 47; 
Whereas William H. Rehnquist was appointed by President 
Reagan and confirmed by the Senate as the 16th Chief 
Justice of the United States in 1986; 
Whereas Chief Justice Rehnquist’s 33-year tenure on the Su-
preme Court was one of the longest and most influential 
in the Nation’s history; 
Whereas legal scholars of all perspectives rank Chief Justice 
Rehnquist as among the great Chief Justices of the 
United States who influenced the interpretation of the 
law in significant ways; 
Whereas Chief Justice Rehnquist was widely respected for his 
evenhandedness as Chief Justice; and
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Whereas on January 7, 2002, the 30th Anniversary of his 
swearing in at the Supreme Court, Justice John Paul 
Stevens praised Chief Justice Rehnquist for ‘‘the effi-
ciency, good humor and absolute impartiality that you 
have consistently displayed when presiding at our Con-
ferences’’: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) has learned with profound sorrow of the 
death of Chief Justice Rehnquist; and 
(2) honors, recognizes, and expresses gratitude 
for the distinguished service, career, and achieve-
ments of William H. Rehnquist upon his death. 
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