Title: A resolution relating to the death of the Honorable Adlai Ewing Stevenson III, former Senator for the State of Illinois.
Policy area: Congress

Summary:
This resolution honors the life of Senator Adlai Stevenson III and offers the condolences of the Senate regarding his death.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 420 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 420

   Relating to the death of the Honorable Adlai Ewing Stevenson III, 
               former Senator for the State of Illinois.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            October 18, 2021

  Mr. Durbin (for himself and Ms. Duckworth) submitted the following 
             resolution; which was considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
   Relating to the death of the Honorable Adlai Ewing Stevenson III, 
               former Senator for the State of Illinois.

Whereas Adlai Stevenson III was born on October 10, 1930, in Chicago, Illinois, 
        and attended Milton Academy in Massachusetts;
Whereas, in 1952, Adlai Stevenson III was commissioned as a lieutenant in the 
        Marine Corps, served in Korea, and was discharged from active duty in 
        1954;
Whereas Adlai Stevenson III continued to serve in the Marine Reserves until 1961 
        and was discharged as a captain;
Whereas, in 1953, Adlai Stevenson III married Nancy Anderson and they raised 4 
        children together: Adlai IV, Lucy, Katherine, and Warwick;
Whereas Adlai Stevenson III was the proud grandfather of 9 grandchildren;
Whereas, in 1965, Adlai Stevenson III began his several decades in public 
        service as a tireless advocate for the people of Illinois, including 
        serving as--

    (1) a Member of the Illinois House of Representatives from 1965 to 
1967;

    (2) Illinois State Treasurer from 1967 to 1970; and

    (3) a Senator from Illinois from 1970 to 1981;

Whereas Adlai Stevenson III, as Senator, served on--

    (1) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation;

    (2) the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; and

    (3) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate;

Whereas Adlai Stevenson III was chairman of --

    (1) the Subcommittee on Science, Technology, and Space;

    (2) the Subcommittee on Oil and Gas Production;

    (3) the Subcommittee on International Finance;

    (4) the Subcommittee on the Collection and Production of Intelligence; 
and

    (5) a Special Committee, leading to the first major reorganization of 
the Senate;

Whereas Adlai Stevenson III was the first chairman of the Select Committee on 
        Ethics of the Senate;
Whereas Adlai Stevenson III--

    (1) introduced 84 bills in 2 years as a Member of the Illinois House of 
Representatives, including measures to control lobbying and conflicts of 
interest in government, a graduated State income tax, and credit reforms;

    (2) as Illinois State Treasurer--

    G    (A) eliminated staff patronage;

    G    (B) withdrew State funds from banks that practiced racial or 
religious discrimination; and

    G    (C) put money in Black-owned banks to finance small business, low-
income housing, and urban development;

    (3) as Senator, co-authored energy legislation, including the 
establishment of the Department of Energy, fuel efficiency standards, 
emergency natural gas pricing, and projects for the development of 
alternative energy sources; and

    (4) conducted the first in-depth congressional studies of terrorism and 
introduced the Comprehensive Anti-Terrorism Act of 1979;

Whereas the family of Adlai Stevenson III is one that is devoted to public 
        service, including--

    (1) his great-great grandfather Jesse W. Fell helped convince Abraham 
Lincoln to run for president;

    (2) his great-grandfather Adlai Stevenson I was a Member of the House 
of Representatives from 1875 to 1877 and 1879 to 1881 and was President 
Grover Cleveland's Vice President in his second term from 1893 to 1897;

    (3) his grandfather Lewis Stevenson was the 23rd Secretary of State of 
Illinois from 1914 to 1917; and

    (4) his father Adlai Stevenson II was the 31st Governor of Illinois, 2-
time Democratic Party presidential nominee, and the 5th Ambassador to the 
United Nations;

Whereas Adlai Stevenson III was a 2-time nominee for Governor of Illinois;
Whereas, following his retirement from the Senate, Adlai Stevenson III returned 
        to private practice in Illinois and was Chairman of the SC&M Investment 
        Management Company and the Adlai Stevenson Center on Democracy;
Whereas, throughout his career, Adlai Stevenson III focused on international 
        issues, especially in finance and East Asia as he held many positions in 
        non-profits in this area;
Whereas Adlai Stevenson III was co-chairman of the HuaMei Capital Company, the 
        first Chinese-American investment bank; and
Whereas Adlai Stevenson III will be remembered as an honorable and honest public 
        servant, with an intellect that made his family's legacy proud and 
        placed an emphasis on policies for the future: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) has heard with profound sorrow and deep regret the 
        announcement of the death of the Honorable Adlai Stevenson III, 
        former Senator for the State of Illinois;
            (2) extends heartfelt condolences to his wonderful spouse, 
        Nancy, and the entire family of the Honorable Adlai Stevenson 
        III and all those who knew and loved him;
            (3) respectfully requests that the Secretary of the 
        Senate--
                    (A) communicate this resolution to the House of 
                Representatives; and
                    (B) transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution to 
                the family of the Honorable Adlai Stevenson III; and
            (4) when the Senate adjourns today, it stand adjourned as a 
        further mark of respect to the memory of the Honorable Adlai 
        Stevenson III.
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