Title: A resolution honoring the life of Mark Andrews, former United States Senator for the State of North Dakota.
Policy area: Congress

Summary:
This resolution expresses the sorrow of the Senate upon the death of former Senator Mark Andrews and requests that an enrolled copy of this resolution be transmitted to the family of the Senator.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 770 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 770

Honoring the life of Mark Andrews, former United States Senator for the 
                         State of North Dakota.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           November 12, 2020

 Mr. Hoeven (for himself, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Alexander, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. 
 Barrasso, Mr. Bennet, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Blunt, Mr. 
Booker, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Braun, Mr. Brown, Mr. Burr, Ms. Cantwell, Mrs. 
 Capito, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Carper, Mr. Casey, Mr. Cassidy, Ms. Collins, 
  Mr. Coons, Mr. Cornyn, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Crapo, Mr. 
Cruz, Mr. Daines, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Enzi, Ms. Ernst, Mrs. 
Feinstein, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. Gardner, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Graham, Mr. 
Grassley, Ms. Harris, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Hawley, Mr. Heinrich, Ms. Hirono, 
  Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Jones, Mr. Kaine, Mr. 
  Kennedy, Mr. King, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Lee, 
Mrs. Loeffler, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Markey, Mr. McConnell, Ms. McSally, Mr. 
   Menendez, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Moran, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Murphy, Mrs. 
 Murray, Mr. Paul, Mr. Perdue, Mr. Peters, Mr. Portman, Mr. Reed, Mr. 
 Risch, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Romney, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Rounds, Mr. Rubio, Mr. 
Sanders, Mr. Sasse, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Scott of Florida, Mr. 
  Scott of South Carolina, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Shelby, Ms. Sinema, Ms. 
 Smith, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Tester, Mr. Thune, Mr. Tillis, 
  Mr. Toomey, Mr. Udall, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Warner, Ms. Warren, Mr. 
    Whitehouse, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Wyden, and Mr. Young) submitted the 
        following resolution; which was considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Honoring the life of Mark Andrews, former United States Senator for the 
                         State of North Dakota.

Whereas, on May 19, 1926, Mark Andrews was born in Fargo, North Dakota;
Whereas Mark Andrews was a cadet at the United States Military Academy in West 
        Point, New York, from 1944 until 1946, when he received a disability 
        discharge;
Whereas Mark Andrews graduated from North Dakota State University in 1949;
Whereas Mark Andrews began his career as a farmer in the Red River Valley when 
        he served as an operator of a cattle feeding lot, and subsequently 
        served in numerous agriculture-related positions throughout the State of 
        North Dakota, including serving as--

    (1) a member of numerous farmer organizations;

    (2) the Director of the Garrison Conservancy District from 1955 until 
1964; and

    (3) the president of the North Dakota Crop Improvement Association;

Whereas Mark Andrews ran for Governor of North Dakota in 1962 and, during a 
        special election in 1963, was elected as a member of the House of 
        Representatives, a position he held until 1981;
Whereas, on January 3, 1981, Mark Andrews was sworn in as a United States 
        Senator from North Dakota, serving until January 3, 1987; and
Whereas Mark Andrews, during his time as a Senator, was known for his steadfast 
        support for numerous issues, including--

    (1) issues affecting the men and women who served in the Armed Forces 
of the United States;

    (2) issues affecting the agricultural producers, including farmers and 
ranchers, in the State of North Dakota and throughout the United States;

    (3) water issues, including the Garrison Diversion; and

    (4) issues affecting Tribal communities, particularly during his time 
serving as Chairman of the Select Committee on Indian Affairs of the Senate 
from 1983 to 1987: Now, therefore, be it

    Resolved, That--
            (1) the Senate--
                    (A) has heard with profound sorrow and deep regret 
                the announcement of the death of Mark Andrews, former 
                member of the United States Senate from the State of 
                North Dakota; and
                    (B) respectfully requests that the Secretary of the 
                Senate--
                            (i) communicate this resolution to the 
                        House of Representatives; and
                            (ii) transmit an enrolled copy of this 
                        resolution to the family of Mark Andrews; and
            (2) when the Senate adjourns today, it stand adjourned as a 
        further mark of respect to the memory of Mark Andrews.
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