IV 
110TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 1116 
Honoring the life of Claude Denson Pepper, distinguished former Senator 
and Representative from Florida. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 16, 2008 
Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself, Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Mr. BUCHANAN, 
Mr. MACK, Mr. MARIO DIAZ-BALART of Florida, Mr. WEXLER, Mr. PUT-
NAM, Mr. MICA, Ms. CORRINE BROWN of Florida, Mr. LINCOLN DIAZ- 
BALART of Florida, Mr. KELLER of Florida, Mr. MILLER of Florida, Ms. 
WASSERMAN SCHULTZ, Mr. KLEIN of Florida, Mr. MEEK of Florida, Mr. 
BOYD of Florida, Mr. BILIRAKIS, Mr. CRENSHAW, Ms. GINNY BROWN- 
WAITE of Florida, Mr. STEARNS, Mr. WELDON of Florida, Mr. YOUNG 
of Florida, Ms. CASTOR, Mr. MAHONEY of Florida, and Mr. FEENEY) 
submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee 
on House Administration 
RESOLUTION 
Honoring the life of Claude Denson Pepper, distinguished 
former Senator and Representative from Florida. 
Whereas Claude Denson Pepper was born on September 8, 
1900, in Dudleyville, Alabama; 
Whereas Claude Pepper graduated from the University of 
Alabama at Tuscaloosa in 1921 and Harvard Law School 
in 1924, afterwards moving to teach law at the Univer-
sity of Arkansas; 
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•HRES 1116 IH 
Whereas Claude Pepper moved to Perry, Florida, to open a 
law practice in 1925; 
Whereas Claude Pepper was elected to the Florida House of 
Representatives in 1928 representing Taylor County and 
served 1 term; 
Whereas following the death of Senator Duncan Fletcher, 
Claude Pepper won a special election to the U.S. Senate 
in 1936 and served for 3 terms; 
Whereas after an unsuccessful reelection campaign to the 
Senate in 1950, Claude Pepper revisited the law practice 
and opened offices in Washington, DC, Miami, and Talla-
hassee, Florida, in 1951; 
Whereas in 1962, Claude Pepper returned to politics, winning 
an election to the U.S. House of Representatives, becom-
ing one of the very few former Senators to be elected to 
the House after serving in the Senate; 
Whereas Claude Pepper was appointed as the ranking Demo-
crat on the House Select Committee on Aging when it 
was created in 1975 and became Chairman of that Com-
mittee in 1977, thus emerging as the Nation’s foremost 
spokesman for the elderly; 
Whereas in his capacity as Chairman, Claude Pepper 
crusaded for an end to involuntary retirement, strength-
ened the Social Security system, fought age discrimina-
tion, and pushed for stronger legislation to end abuse of 
the elderly; 
Whereas Claude Pepper represented the 18th Congressional 
District of Florida in the House from 1962 until his 
death in 1989; 
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•HRES 1116 IH 
Whereas during his 42 year political career, Claude Pepper 
won 3 Senate elections and 14 elections to the House of 
Representatives; 
Whereas Claude Pepper served in Congress and the Senate 
longer than any other Floridian and became known as 
the ‘‘grand old man of Florida politics’’; 
Whereas in 1987 Claude Pepper coauthored his autobiog-
raphy, ‘‘Pepper: Eyewitness to a Century’’ with Time 
correspondent Hays Gorey, presenting an engaging por-
trait of his life as a distinguished 20th century politician 
and statesman; 
Whereas on May 26, 1989, just 4 days before his death, 
Claude Pepper received the Presidential Medal of Free-
dom from President George H.W. Bush; and 
Whereas Claude Pepper passed away on May 30, 1989, living 
to the age of 89, his body lay in state for 2 days under 
the rotunda of the United States Capitol, the 26th Amer-
ican so honored: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the United States House of Rep-
resentatives honors the life, achievements, and distin-
guished career of Claude Pepper, public servant and 
statesman. 
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