A resolution relative to the death of the Honorable Daniel K. Akaka, Senator from the State of Hawaii.

Bill: 115-sres-455
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI]
Introduced: 2018-04-10
Policy area: Congress
Latest action: action_date: 2018-04-10
text: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2044; text: CR S2043-2044)

Summaries:
action_date: 2018-04-10
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p> Declares that the Senate has heard with profound sorrow and deep regret the announcement of the death of the Honorable Daniel K. Akaka, Senator from Hawaii.</p> <p> Declares that when the Senate adjourns April 10, 2018, it stands adjourned as a further mark of respect to the memory of the deceased Senator.</p>

action_date: 2018-04-10
action_desc: Passed Senate without amendment
text: <p> Declares that the Senate has heard with profound sorrow and deep regret the announcement of the death of the Honorable Daniel K. Akaka, Senator from Hawaii.</p> <p> Declares that when the Senate adjourns April 10, 2018, it stands adjourned as a further mark of respect to the memory of the deceased Senator.</p>

tv_txt: III 115th CONGRESS 2d Session S. RES. 455 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 10, 2018 Mr. Schatz (for himself, Ms. Hirono , Mr. McConnell , Mr. Schumer , Mr. Inhofe , Mr. Barrasso , Mr. Alexander , Ms. Baldwin , Mr. Bennet , Mr. Blumenthal , Mr. Blunt , Mr. Booker , Mr. Boozman , Mr. Brown , Mr. Burr , Ms. Cantwell , Mrs. Capito , Mr. Cardin , Mr. Carper , Mr. Casey , Mr. Cassidy , Ms. Collins , Mr. Coons , Mr. Corker , Mr. Cornyn , Ms. Cortez Masto , Mr. Cotton , Mr. Crapo , Mr. Cruz , Mr. Daines , Mr. Donnelly , Ms. Duckworth , Mr. Durbin , Mr. Enzi , Mrs. Ernst , Mrs. Feinstein , Mrs. Fischer , Mr. Flake , Mr. Gardner , Mrs. Gillibrand , Mr. Graham , Mr. Grassley , Ms. Harris , Ms. Hassan , Mr. Hatch , Mr. Heinrich , Ms. Heitkamp , Mr. Heller , Mr. Hoeven , Mrs. Hyde-Smith , Mr. Isakson , Mr. Johnson , Mr. Jones , Mr. Kaine , Mr. Kennedy , Mr. King , Ms. Klobuchar , Mr. Lankford , Mr. Leahy , Mr. Lee , Mr. Manchin , Mr. Markey , Mr. McCain , Mrs. McCaskill , Mr. Menendez , Mr. Merkley , Mr. Moran , Ms. Murkowski , Mr. Murphy , Mrs. Murray , Mr. Nelson , Mr. Paul , Mr. Perdue , Mr. Peters , Mr. Portman , Mr. Reed , Mr. Risch , Mr. Roberts , Mr. Rounds , Mr. Rubio , Mr. Sanders , Mr. Sasse , Mr. Scott , Mrs. Shaheen , Mr. Shelby , 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 RESOLUTION Relative to the death of the Honorable Daniel K. Akaka, Senator from the State of Hawaii.

Whereas the Honorable Daniel K. Akaka was first elected to Congress in 1976 and served in the House of Representatives for 13 years and in the Senate for 23 years; Whereas the Honorable Daniel K. Akaka was the first Senator of Native Hawaiian ancestry; Whereas the Honorable Daniel K. Akaka served in the United States Army during World War II; Whereas the Honorable Daniel K. Akaka studied education at the University of Hawaii using benefits from the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944 (commonly known as the G.I. Bill ) (58 Stat. 284, chapter 268) and became a teacher and principal in Hawaii schools; Whereas the Honorable Daniel K. Akaka served as a member of a number of Senate committees and as the chairman of— (1) the Committee on Veterans' Affairs; (2) the Committee on Indian Affairs; (3) the Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs; (4) the Subcommittee on Readiness and Management Support of the Committee on Armed Services; and (5) the Subcommittees on National Parks and Mineral Resources Development and Production of the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources; Whereas the Honorable Daniel K. Akaka served as the vice-chair of the Senate Democratic Steering and Outreach Committee; Whereas the Honorable Daniel K. Akaka enacted legislation to provide needed benefits to veterans, to protect working families and consumers, to improve government management and support the Federal workforce, to empower Native Hawaiians and other native peoples, to protect the environment and historic sites, to improve infrastructure, and to support exploration and research of outer space and the oceans of the earth; Whereas the Honorable Daniel K. Akaka served with great humility, faith, integrity, and love of his family, the State of Hawaii, and the United States; and Whereas the Honorable Daniel K. Akaka personified the spirit of aloha, and represented and epitomized the people of the State of Hawaii: Now, therefore, be it

That— (1) the Senate— (A) has heard with profound sorrow and deep regret the announcement of the death of the Honorable Daniel K. Akaka, Senator from the State of Hawaii; and (B) respectfully requests that the Secretary of the Senate communicate this resolution to the House of Representatives and transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution to the family of the Honorable Daniel K. Akaka; and (2) when the Senate adjourns on the date of adoption of this resolution, it stands adjourned as a further mark of respect to the memory of the deceased Senator.