119-sres159

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 159 Agreed to Senate

    (ATS) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
S. RES. 159

 Honoring the life of the Honorable John Bennett Johnston, Jr., former 
 Senator for the State of Louisiana.

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 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 April 7, 2025

 Mr. Cassidy (for himself, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Thune, Mr. Schumer, Ms. 
 Alsobrooks, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Banks, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Bennet, Mrs. 
 Blackburn, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Blunt Rochester, Mr. Booker, Mr. 
Boozman, Mrs. Britt, Mr. Budd, Ms. Cantwell, Mrs. Capito, Ms. Collins, 
 Mr. Coons, Mr. Cornyn, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Cramer, Mr. 
Crapo, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Curtis, Mr. Daines, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Durbin, Ms. 
 Ernst, Mr. Fetterman, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. Gallego, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. 
 Graham, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Hagerty, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Hawley, Mr. 
 Heinrich, Mr. Hickenlooper, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Husted, Mrs. 
 Hyde-Smith, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Justice, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Kelly, Mr. Kim, 
Mr. King, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Lee, Mr. Lujan, Ms. Lummis, 
 Mr. Markey, Mr. Marshall, Mr. McConnell, Mr. McCormick, Mr. Merkley, 
 Mrs. Moody, Mr. Moran, Mr. Moreno, Mr. Mullin, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. 
Murphy, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Ossoff, Mr. Padilla, Mr. Paul, Mr. Peters, Mr. 
Reed, Mr. Ricketts, Mr. Risch, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Rounds, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
 Schatz, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Schmitt, Mr. Scott of Florida, Mr. Scott of 
 South Carolina, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Sheehy, Ms. Slotkin, Ms. Smith, Mr. 
 Sullivan, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Tuberville, Mr. Van Hollen, 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

 Honoring the life of the Honorable John Bennett Johnston, Jr., former 
 Senator for the State of Louisiana.

Whereas, on June 10, 1932, John Bennett Johnston, Jr. (referred to in this 
 preamble as ``Senator Johnston''), was born in Shreveport, Louisiana;
Whereas Senator Johnston graduated from C.E. Byrd High School in Shreveport, and 
 later attended Washington and Lee University, the United States Military 
 Academy at West Point, and Louisiana State University Law School;
Whereas Senator Johnston excelled in his academic pursuits at Louisiana State 
 University Law School, graduating with distinction as a member of the 
 Order of the Coif in 1956;
Whereas Senator Johnston married Mary Hunter Gunn in 1956, and they later had 4 
 children and 10 grandchildren;
Whereas Senator Johnston served as a First Lieutenant in the Army Judge Advocate 
 General's Corps, and was stationed in Germany from 1956 to 1959;
Whereas Senator Johnston began his career in public service to the State of 
 Louisiana as a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from 
 1964 to 1968, where he served as floor leader before his election to the 
 Louisiana State Senate, where he served from 1968 to 1972;
Whereas the people of the State of Louisiana elected Senator Johnston to 
 represent the State of Louisiana in the Senate, where he served from 
 1972 to 1997;
Whereas Senator Johnston served on several important committees throughout his 
 Senate career, including--

    (1) the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources;

    (2) the Committee on Appropriations;

    (3) the Committee on the Budget;

    (4) the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship;

    (5) the Special Committee on Aging; and

    (6) the Select Committee on Intelligence;

Whereas his tenure as Chair of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural 
 Resources from 1987 to 1995 cemented the legacy of Senator Johnston as 
 guiding the energy policy of the United States;
Whereas Senator Johnston achieved many legislative triumphs important to the 
 State of Louisiana during his tenure in the Senate, supporting and 
 passing legislation on--

    (1) flood control and hurricane protection;

    (2) natural resource conservation;

    (3) expanding offshore oil and gas drilling off the coast of the State 
of Louisiana;

    (4) deregulating the natural gas industry; and

    (5) national energy security, including Senate Bill 2166, 102d 
Congress, a comprehensive energy measure providing for national security 
and reducing the dependency of the United States on foreign energy;

Whereas Senator Johnston championed legislation to create national wildlife 
 refuges, to preserve more than 120,000 acres of Louisiana-inland 
 wetlands, and to honor the rich history of the State of Louisiana 
 through the establishment of the New Orleans Jazz National Historical 
 Park and the Cane River Creole National Historical Park;
Whereas Senator Johnston lived to be 92 years old; and
Whereas, throughout his life, Senator Johnston served the State of Louisiana and 
 the United States with integrity and distinction, and never wavered in 
 his commitment to honorable public service: 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 John 
 Bennett Johnston, Jr. (referred to in this resolution 
 as ``Honorable Bennett Johnston''), former Senator from 
 the State of Louisiana; and
        (B) respectfully requests that the Secretary of the 
 Senate--
            (i) communicate this resolution to the 
 House of Representatives; and
            (ii) transmit an enrolled copy of this 
 resolution to the family of the Honorable 
 Bennett Johnston; and

    (2) when the Senate adjourns on the date of the adoption of 
 this resolution, the Senate stands adjourned as a further mark 
 of respect to the memory of the Honorable Bennett Johnston.
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