A resolution relating to the death of Timothy Peter Johnson, former Senator for the State of South Dakota.

This resolution expresses the sorrow of the Senate upon the announcement of the death of Timothy Peter Johnson, former Senator and Representative for the state of South Dakota.

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 902 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 902

Relating to the death of Timothy Peter Johnson, former Senator for the 
                         State of South Dakota.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

            November 21 (legislative day, November 20), 2024

  Mr. Thune (for himself, Mr. Rounds, Mr. Schumer, Mr. McConnell, Ms. 
Baldwin, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Bennet, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. 
 Booker, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Braun, Mrs. Britt, Mr. Brown, Mr. Budd, Ms. 
 Butler, 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, Mr. Fetterman, Mrs. Fischer, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. 
    Graham, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Hagerty, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Hawley, Mr. 
  Heinrich, Mr. Helmy, Mr. Hickenlooper, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Hoeven, Mrs. 
 Hyde-Smith, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Kelly, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. King, 
   Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Lee, Mr. Lujan, Ms. Lummis, Mr. 
Manchin, Mr. Markey, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Merkley, Mr. Moran, Mr. Mullin, 
 Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Murphy, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Ossoff, Mr. Padilla, Mr. 
 Paul, Mr. Peters, Mr. Reed, Mr. Ricketts, Mr. Risch, Mr. Romney, Ms. 
 Rosen, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Schmitt, Mr. Scott of 
  Florida, Mr. Scott of South Carolina, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Sinema, Ms. 
    Smith, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Tester, Mr. Tillis, Mr. 
  Tuberville, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Vance, Mr. Warner, Mr. Warnock, Ms. 
   Warren, Mr. Welch, Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Wyden, and Mr. 
  Young) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and 
                               agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Relating to the death of Timothy Peter Johnson, former Senator for the 
                         State of South Dakota.

Whereas Tim Johnson, a fourth generation South Dakotan, was born in Canton, 
        South Dakota, and was raised in Vermillion, South Dakota;
Whereas Tim Johnson graduated from Vermillion High School, where he held the 
        record for the most touchdowns ever scored in a single season;
Whereas Tim Johnson earned his bachelors, masters, and juris doctor degrees from 
        the University of South Dakota;
Whereas Tim Johnson was first elected to the State legislature in 1978, and 
        became the longest-serving public official in South Dakota history, 
        serving in the South Dakota House, the South Dakota Senate, the Senate, 
        and the House of Representatives before retiring in 2015;
Whereas Tim Johnson served as Chairman of the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
        Urban Affairs of the Senate from 2011 to 2015;
Whereas Tim Johnson was honored by the Lakota people with the name ``Wacante 
        Ognake'', which means ``holds the people in his heart'';
Whereas Tim Johnson, despite suffering a life-threatening brain aneurysm in 
        2006, served as an inspiration to millions when he returned to work in 
        the Senate, learned to write with his left hand, learned to drive again 
        and then won re-election in 2008;
Whereas Tim Johnson served the people of South Dakota in the Senate and 
        elsewhere for decades with honor and distinction and was known for his 
        work ethic and commitment to South Dakota constituents; and
Whereas Tim Johnson is survived by his wife, Barbara, 3 children, and 8 
        grandchildren; Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That--
            (1) the Senate--
                    (A) has heard with profound sorrow and deep regret 
                the announcement of the death of the Honorable Timothy 
                Peter Johnson, former member of the Senate;
                    (B) respectfully requests that the Secretary of the 
                Senate--
                            (i) communicate this resolution to the 
                        House of Representatives; and
                            (ii) transmit an enrolled copy thereof to 
                        the family of the deceased; and
            (2) when the Senate adjourns today, it stand adjourned as a 
        further mark of respect to the memory of the Honorable Timothy 
        Peter Johnson.
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