IV 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 837 
Relating to the death of the Honorable Daniel K. Inouye, a Senator from 
the State of Hawaii. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 19, 2012 
Ms. HIRONO (for herself, Ms. HANABUSA, Mr. DICKS, Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, 
Mr. DONNELLY of Indiana, Mr. MCDERMOTT, Ms. JACKSON LEE of 
Texas, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, Mr. HONDA, Mr. SABLAN, Ms. 
CHU, Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, Ms. MATSUI, Mr. MURPHY of Connecticut, 
Mr. PERLMUTTER, Ms. MCCOLLUM, Mr. CHANDLER, Mr. COURTNEY, 
Ms. ESHOO, Mr. ELLISON, Mr. NADLER, Mr. FARR, Mr. RAHALL, Mr. 
RANGEL, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Ms. WOOL-
SEY, Mr. BOSWELL, Mrs. CAPPS, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. 
HOYER, Mr. HEINRICH, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, Ms. LORET-
TA SANCHEZ of California, Ms. CLARKE of New York, and Mr. 
GARAMENDI) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
the Committee on House Administration 
RESOLUTION 
Relating to the death of the Honorable Daniel K. Inouye, 
a Senator from the State of Hawaii. 
Whereas the Honorable Daniel K. Inouye was elected to the 
House of Representatives in 1959, the year Hawaii be-
came a State, and to the Senate in 1962, where he served 
the people of Hawaii with devotion and distinction for 50 
years, the second longest term of service in Senate his-
tory; 
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Whereas the Honorable Daniel K. Inouye volunteered at age 
17 and served in the famed 442nd Regimental Combat 
Team in Europe during World War II, where he was se-
riously wounded in action, resulting in the loss of his 
arm, and was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor 
for his extraordinary heroism; 
Whereas the Honorable Daniel K. Inouye served in the Sen-
ate as President pro tempore, Chairman of the Com-
mittee on Appropriations, Chairman of the Committee on 
Commerce, Chairman of the Select Committee on Intel-
ligence, and Chairman of the Committee on Indian Af-
fairs; 
Whereas the Honorable Daniel K. Inouye was a champion of 
the Nation’s servicemen and women, veterans, American 
Indians, Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, and of equal 
opportunity for all; 
Whereas his efforts on behalf of the citizens of Hawaii and 
all Americans earned him the esteem and high regard of 
his colleagues; and 
Whereas with his death his State and the Nation have lost 
an outstanding lawmaker and public servant: Now, there-
fore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) receives with profound sorrow the news of 
the death of the Honorable Daniel K. Inouye, a Sen-
ator from the State of Hawaii; 
(2) authorizes the Speaker to appoint such 
Members as he may designate to serve with mem-
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bers of the Senate as a committee to represent the 
House in attendance at the funeral of the Senator; 
(3) directs the Clerk to communicate this reso-
lution to the Senate and transmit a copy to the fam-
ily of the Senator; and 
(4) when it adjourns today, does so as a further 
mark of respect to the memory of the Senator. 
Æ 
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