A resolution relative to the death of Gaylord A. Nelson, former United States Senator for the State of Wisconsin.
Latest action · Jul 12, 2005 Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Progress
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- IntroducedJul 11, 2005
- Agreed to in SenateJul 11, 2005
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Declares that the Senate has heard with profound sorrow and deep regret the announcement of the death of the Honorable Gaylord A. Nelson, a former member of the United States Senate from Wisconsin.
Declares that when the Senate adjourns on July 11, 2005, it stand adjourned as a further mark of respect to the memory of Senator Nelson.
Cosponsors 99
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jul 11, 2005.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-PA | Arlen Specter | Original | Jul 11, 2005 |
| D-IL | Barack Obama | Original | Jul 11, 2005 |
| D-MD | Barbara A. Mikulski | Original | Jul 11, 2005 |
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | Original | Jul 11, 2005 |
| D-NE | Ben Nelson | Original | Jul 11, 2005 |
| D-FL | Bill Nelson | Original | Jul 11, 2005 |
| D-AR | Blanche L. Lincoln | Original | Jul 11, 2005 |
| D-ND | Byron L. Dorgan | Original | Jul 11, 2005 |
| D-MI | Carl Levin | Original | Jul 11, 2005 |
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Original | Jul 11, 2005 |
| D-CT | Christopher J. Dodd | Original | Jul 11, 2005 |
| R-MO | Christopher S. Bond | Original | Jul 11, 2005 |
| R-IA | Chuck Grassley | Original | Jul 11, 2005 |
| R-NE | Chuck Hagel | Original | Jul 11, 2005 |
| R-MT | Conrad R. Burns | Original | Jul 11, 2005 |
| R-WY | Craig Thomas | Original | Jul 11, 2005 |
| D-HI | Daniel K. Akaka | Original | Jul 11, 2005 |
| D-HI | Daniel K. Inouye | Original | Jul 11, 2005 |
| R-LA | David Vitter | Original | Jul 11, 2005 |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Original | Jul 11, 2005 |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Original | Jul 11, 2005 |
| D-MA | Edward M. Kennedy | Original | Jul 11, 2005 |
| R-NC | Elizabeth Dole | Original | Jul 11, 2005 |
| D-IN | Evan Bayh | Original | Jul 11, 2005 |
| D-NJ | Frank R. Lautenberg | Original | Jul 11, 2005 |
| R-VA | George Allen | Original | Jul 11, 2005 |
| R-OH | George V. Voinovich | Original | Jul 11, 2005 |
| R-OR | Gordon H. Smith | Original | Jul 11, 2005 |
| D-NV | Harry Reid | Original | Jul 11, 2005 |
| D-WI | Herb Kohl | Original | Jul 11, 2005 |
| D-NY | Hillary Rodham Clinton | Original | Jul 11, 2005 |
| D-RI | Jack Reed | Original | Jul 11, 2005 |
| R-OK | James M. Inhofe | Original | Jul 11, 2005 |
| R-VT | James M. Jeffords | Original | Jul 11, 2005 |
| D-NM | Jeff Bingaman | Original | Jul 11, 2005 |
| R-AL | Jeff Sessions | Original | Jul 11, 2005 |
| R-KY | Jim Bunning | Original | Jul 11, 2005 |
| R-SC | Jim DeMint | Original | Jul 11, 2005 |
| R-MO | Jim Talent | Original | Jul 11, 2005 |
| R-TX | John Cornyn | Original | Jul 11, 2005 |
| D-WV | John D. Rockefeller IV | Original | Jul 11, 2005 |
| R-NH | John E. Sununu | Original | Jul 11, 2005 |
| R-NV | John Ensign | Original | Jul 11, 2005 |
| D-MA | John F. Kerry | Original | Jul 11, 2005 |
| R-AZ | John McCain | Original | Jul 11, 2005 |
| R-SD | John Thune | Original | Jul 11, 2005 |
| R-VA | John Warner | Original | Jul 11, 2005 |
| R-GA | Johnny Isakson | Original | Jul 11, 2005 |
| R-AZ | Jon Kyl | Original | Jul 11, 2005 |
| D-NJ | Jon S. Corzine | Original | Jul 11, 2005 |
| I-CT | Joseph I. Lieberman | Original | Jul 11, 2005 |
| D-DE | Joseph R. Biden Jr. | Original | Jul 11, 2005 |
| R-NH | Judd Gregg | Original | Jul 11, 2005 |
| R-TX | Kay Bailey Hutchison | Original | Jul 11, 2005 |
| D-CO | Ken Salazar | Original | Jul 11, 2005 |
| D-ND | Kent Conrad | Original | Jul 11, 2005 |
| R-TN | Lamar Alexander | Original | Jul 11, 2005 |
| R-ID | Larry E. Craig | Original | Jul 11, 2005 |
| R-RI | Lincoln Chafee | Original | Jul 11, 2005 |
| R-SC | Lindsey Graham | Original | Jul 11, 2005 |
| R-AK | Lisa Murkowski | Original | Jul 11, 2005 |
| D-WA | Maria Cantwell | Original | Jul 11, 2005 |
| D-MN | Mark Dayton | Original | Jul 11, 2005 |
| D-AR | Mark L. Pryor | Original | Jul 11, 2005 |
| D-LA | Mary L. Landrieu | Original | Jul 11, 2005 |
| D-MT | Max Baucus | Original | Jul 11, 2005 |
| R-FL | Mel Martinez | Original | Jul 11, 2005 |
| R-WY | Michael B. Enzi | Original | Jul 11, 2005 |
| R-ID | Mike Crapo | Original | Jul 11, 2005 |
| R-OH | Mike DeWine | Original | Jul 11, 2005 |
| R-KY | Mitch McConnell | Original | Jul 11, 2005 |
| R-MN | Norm Coleman | Original | Jul 11, 2005 |
| R-ME | Olympia J. Snowe | Original | Jul 11, 2005 |
| R-UT | Orrin G. Hatch | Original | Jul 11, 2005 |
| R-KS | Pat Roberts | Original | Jul 11, 2005 |
| D-VT | Patrick J. Leahy | Original | Jul 11, 2005 |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Original | Jul 11, 2005 |
| D-MD | Paul S. Sarbanes | Original | Jul 11, 2005 |
| R-NM | Pete V. Domenici | Original | Jul 11, 2005 |
| R-NC | Richard Burr | Original | Jul 11, 2005 |
| R-AL | Richard C. Shelby | Original | Jul 11, 2005 |
| R-IN | Richard G. Lugar | Original | Jul 11, 2005 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | Jul 11, 2005 |
| R-PA | Rick Santorum | Original | Jul 11, 2005 |
| D-WV | Robert C. Byrd | Original | Jul 11, 2005 |
| R-UT | Robert F. Bennett | Original | Jul 11, 2005 |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Original | Jul 11, 2005 |
| D-WI | Russell D. Feingold | Original | Jul 11, 2005 |
| R-KS | Sam Brownback | Original | Jul 11, 2005 |
| R-GA | Saxby Chambliss | Original | Jul 11, 2005 |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Original | Jul 11, 2005 |
| R-AK | Ted Stevens | Original | Jul 11, 2005 |
| R-MS | Thad Cochran | Original | Jul 11, 2005 |
| D-DE | Thomas R. Carper | Original | Jul 11, 2005 |
| D-SD | Tim Johnson | Original | Jul 11, 2005 |
| R-OK | Tom Coburn | Original | Jul 11, 2005 |
| D-IA | Tom Harkin | Original | Jul 11, 2005 |
| R-MS | Trent Lott | Original | Jul 11, 2005 |
| R-CO | Wayne Allard | Original | Jul 11, 2005 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 12, 2005Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Jul 11, 2005Introduced in Senate
- Jul 11, 2005Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8088-8090; text as passed Senate: CR S8090; text of measure as introduced: CR S7997)
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this resolution, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S8088–S8090Text printed S7997, S8090 | Herb Kohl D-WI, Hillary Rodham Clinton D-NY, Russell D. Feingold D-WI | Jul 11, 2005 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A resolution relative to the death of Gaylord A. Nelson, former United States Senator for the State of Wisconsin.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commemorations.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 11, 2005Agreed to Senate
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