[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 762 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 762

    Honoring the life and accomplishments of Queen Elizabeth II and 
  expressing condolences to her family and the United Kingdom on her 
                                passing.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 13, 2022

Mrs. Shaheen (for herself, Ms. Collins, Mr. Schumer, Mr. McConnell, Mr. 
   Menendez, Mr. Risch, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Warner, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. 
 Cornyn, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Coons, Mr. Hagerty, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Padilla, 
 Mrs. Feinstein, Mr. Warnock, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Lujan, Mr. Rubio, Mr. 
 Hickenlooper, Mr. Cardin, Ms. Baldwin, Ms. Cortez Masto, Ms. Hassan, 
 Mrs. Capito, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Booker, Mr. Murphy, Mr. 
Kaine, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Smith, Mr. Bennet, Mr. Moran, 
   Mr. Reed, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Graham, Mr. 
Shelby, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Portman, Mr. Hawley, Mr. Wicker, Mrs. 
   Blackburn, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Young, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. 
 Toomey, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Carper, Mr. King, Ms. Duckworth, 
  Mr. Scott of Florida, Mr. Peters, Mr. Manchin, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. 
 Burr, Ms. Lummis, Mr. Romney, Mr. Daines, Mr. Ossoff, Mr. Kelly, Mr. 
  Lankford, and Mr. Scott of South Carolina) submitted the following 
             resolution; which was considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
    Honoring the life and accomplishments of Queen Elizabeth II and 
  expressing condolences to her family and the United Kingdom on her 
                                passing.

Whereas Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor was born on April 21, 1926, to the Duke 
        and Duchess of York;
Whereas, during the Second World War in 1945, then-Princess Elizabeth joined the 
        Auxiliary Territorial Service and became the first female member of the 
        Royal Family to join the Armed Services as a full-time active member;
Whereas, following the death of King George VI, Queen Elizabeth II ascended to 
        the throne on February 6, 1952, as sovereign of the United Kingdom;
Whereas Queen Elizabeth II conducted her first state visit to the United States 
        in October 1957, where she met with President Dwight D. Eisenhower;
Whereas, during her reign, Queen Elizabeth II has--

    (1) visited the United States on 4 state visits, participated in 5 
state dinners, and conducted 2 unofficial visits; and

    (2) met with 13 United States Presidents, more than any other head of 
state;

Whereas, during her reign, Queen Elizabeth II bore witness to significant 
        scientific and diplomatic advances, such as the first moon landing and 
        the fall of the Berlin Wall;
Whereas, on May 16, 1991, Queen Elizabeth II became the first British monarch to 
        address Congress, where she celebrated the longstanding partnership 
        between the United States and the United Kingdom;
Whereas Queen Elizabeth II has invited 15 British prime ministers to form a 
        government in her name, bearing witness to historic and enduring 
        political, diplomatic, and economic relations with the United States and 
        mutual allies;
Whereas, during her reign, Queen Elizabeth II witnessed the self-determination 
        of former British colonies around the world;
Whereas His Royal Highness, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, served the British 
        people and the Commonwealth of Nations alongside Queen Elizabeth II for 
        their 73 years of marriage;
Whereas Queen Elizabeth II passed away on September 8, 2022, at Balmoral in 
        Scotland; and
Whereas Queen Elizabeth II, on her passing, was the longest reigning monarch in 
        the history of the British monarchy, serving 70 years, 7 months, and 3 
        days: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) remembers Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, and her more 
        than 70 years of service in support of the British people and 
        the Commonwealth of Nations;
            (2) expresses gratitude to Queen Elizabeth II for her 
        efforts to maintain strong bilateral relations between the 
        United Kingdom and the United States; and
            (3) extends condolences to the family of Queen Elizabeth 
        II, to the people of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and 
        Northern Ireland, and to the peoples of the Commonwealth of 
        Nations.
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