Title: A resolution relative to the death of the Honorable Maurice Robert Gravel, former Senator from the State of Alaska.
Policy area: Congress

Summary:
This resolution expresses the condolences of the Senate regarding the death of the Honorable Maurice Robert Gravel, former Senator from Alaska.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 343 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 343

 Relative to the death of the Honorable Maurice Robert Gravel, former 
                   Senator from the State of Alaska.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             August 7, 2021

 Ms. Murkowski (for herself, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Schumer, Mr. McConnell, 
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. 
Cramer, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Daines, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Durbin, Ms. 
 Ernst, Mrs. Feinstein, Mrs. Fischer, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Graham, Mr. 
   Grassley, Mr. Hagerty, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Hawley, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. 
Hickenlooper, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Hoeven, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. 
 Johnson, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Kelly, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. King, Ms. Klobuchar, 
 Mr. Lankford, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Lee, Mr. Lujan, Ms. Lummis, Mr. Manchin, 
  Mr. Markey, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Moran, Mr. 
Murphy, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Ossoff, Mr. Padilla, Mr. Paul, Mr. Peters, Mr. 
 Portman, Mr. Reed, Mr. Risch, Mr. Romney, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Rounds, Mr. 
 Rubio, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Sasse, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Scott of Florida, Mr. 
  Scott of South Carolina, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Shelby, Ms. Sinema, Ms. 
Smith, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Tester, Mr. Thune, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Toomey, Mr. 
 Tuberville, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Warner, Mr. Warnock, 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


 
 Relative to the death of the Honorable Maurice Robert Gravel, former 
                   Senator from the State of Alaska.

Whereas Maurice Robert Gravel was born in Springfield, Massachusetts, and 
        graduated from Columbia University before making his home in Alaska;
Whereas Maurice Robert Gravel served in the United States Army from 1951 to 
        1954;
Whereas Maurice Robert Gravel was elected to the Alaska House of Representatives 
        in 1962 and served as Speaker of the House from 1965 to 1966;
Whereas Maurice Robert Gravel was elected to the United States Senate in 1968 
        and served the people of Alaska honorably for 2 terms;
Whereas legislation sponsored by Maurice Robert Gravel helped ensure the timely 
        approval and construction of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System, resulting 
        in decades of economic and other benefits to the State and country; and
Whereas Maurice Robert Gravel dedicated his life to public service and 
        passionately advocated for the State of Alaska: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That--
            (1) the Senate has heard with profound sorrow and deep 
        regret the announcement of the death of the Honorable Maurice 
        Robert Gravel, former Senator from the State of Alaska;
            (2) the Secretary of the Senate communicate this resolution 
        to the House of Representatives and transmit an enrolled copy 
        thereof to the family of the Honorable Maurice Robert Gravel; 
        and
            (3) when the Senate adjourns today, it stand adjourned as a 
        further mark of respect to the memory of the Honorable Maurice 
        Robert Gravel.
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