Richard G. Lugar
Former U.S. Senator
U.S. Senator
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IN
Republican
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Service: 1977-2013
Biography
A Senator from Indiana. Born in Indianapolis, Marion County, Ind. , April 4, 1932. Attended the public schools of Indianapolis. Graduated, Denison University, Granville, Ohio 1954. Attended Pembroke College, Oxford, England, as a Rhodes Scholar and received a graduate degree in 1956. Businessman, involved in the manufacturing of food production equipment, livestock and grain operations. United States Navy 1957-1960. Member, Indianapolis Board of School Commissioners 1964-1967. Mayor, Indianapolis 1968-1975. Unsuccessful Republican candidate for the United States Senate in 1974. Elected as a Republican to the United States Senate in 1976. Reelected in 1982, 1988, 1994, 2000, and again in 2006, and served from January 3, 1977, to January 3, 2013. Chair, Republican Senatorial Campaign Committee (Ninety-eighth Congress), Committee on Foreign Relations (Ninety-ninth Congress, One Hundred Eighth and One Hundred Ninth Congresses), Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry (One Hundred Fourth through One Hundred Sixth Congresses, One Hundred Seventh Congress [January 20-June 6, 2001]). Unsuccessful candidate for renomination to the Senate in 2012. Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom on November 20, 2013. Died in Falls Church, Va. , on April 28, 2019. Interment in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va.
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Voting History
HR 8
On Passage of the Bill H.R. 8
Voted Yea on Jan 1, 2013
HR 1
On Passage of the Bill H.R. 1
Voted Yea on Dec 28, 2012
HR 5949
On Passage of the Bill H.R. 5949
Voted Yea on Dec 28, 2012
HR 4310
On the Conference Report H.R. 4310
Voted Yea on Dec 21, 2012
S 3637
On the Motion (Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Discipline Re: S.3637)
Voted Nay on Dec 13, 2012
Sponsored Bills
SRES 626: A resolution designating April 24, 2014, as "Jan Karski Day".
Status: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8305)
S 3671: A bill to provide certain assistance to North Atlantic Treaty Organization allies.
Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
S 3310: Foreign Aid Transparency and Accountability Act of 2012
Status: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 538.
SRES 588: A resolution commending the 4 American public servants who died in Benghazi, Libya, United States Ambassador to Libya John Christopher Stevens, Sean Smith, Tyrone Woods, and Glen Doherty, for their tireless efforts on behalf of the American people, and condemning the violent attack on the United States consulate in Benghazi.
Status: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimou
SRES 575: A resolution commending the 4 American public servants who died in Benghazi, Libya, United States Ambassador to Libya John Christopher Stevens, Sean Smith, Tyrone Woods, and Glen Doherty, for their tireless efforts on behalf of the American people, and condemning the violent attack on the United States consulate in Benghazi.
Status: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6629-6630)
Cosponsored Bills
SRES 628: A resolution expressing the deep disappointment of the Senate in the enactment by the Russia Government of a law ending inter-country adoptions of Russia children by United States citizens and urging the Russia Government to reconsider the law and prioritize the processing of inter-country adoptions involving parentless Russin children who were already matched with United States families before the enactment of the law.
Status: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Voice Vote. (consideration:
SRES 618: A resolution observing the 100th birthday of civil rights icon Rosa Parks and commemorating her legacy.
Status: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR
SRES 624: A resolution relative to the death of the Honorable Daniel Ken Inouye, Senator from the State of Hawaii.
Status: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimou
SRES 621: A resolution condemning the horrific attacks in Newtown, Connecticut, and expressing support and prayers for all those impacted by that tragedy.
Status: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimou
SRES 612: A resolution honoring the life and legacy of the Honorable Arlen Specter, distinguished former Senator for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Status: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimou
Committee Memberships
No committee memberships found.
