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119THCONGRESS
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STSESSION S. RES. 159
Honoring the life of the Honorable John Bennett Johnston, Jr., former
Senator for the State of Louisiana.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
APRIL7, 2025
Mr. C
ASSIDY(for himself, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. THUNE, Mr. SCHUMER, Ms.
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LSOBROOKS, Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. BANKS, Mr. BARRASSO, Mr. BENNET,
Mrs. B
LACKBURN, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Ms. BLUNTROCHESTER, Mr.
B
OOKER, Mr. BOOZMAN, Mrs. BRITT, Mr. BUDD, Ms. CANTWELL, Mrs.
C
APITO, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. COONS, Mr. CORNYN, Ms. CORTEZMASTO,
Mr. C
OTTON, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. CRAPO, Mr. CRUZ, Mr. CURTIS, Mr.
D
AINES, Ms. DUCKWORTH, Mr. DURBIN, Ms. ERNST, Mr. FETTERMAN,
Mrs. F
ISCHER, Mr. GALLEGO, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Mr. GRAHAM, Mr.
G
RASSLEY, Mr. HAGERTY, Ms. HASSAN, Mr. HAWLEY, Mr. HEINRICH,
Mr. H
ICKENLOOPER, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. HOEVEN, Mr. HUSTED, Mrs.
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YDE-SMITH, Mr. JOHNSON, Mr. JUSTICE, Mr. KAINE, Mr. KELLY, Mr.
K
IM, Mr. KING, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Mr. LANKFORD, Mr. LEE, Mr. LUJA´N,
Ms. L
UMMIS, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. MARSHALL, Mr. MCCONNELL, Mr.
M
CCORMICK, Mr. MERKLEY, Mrs. MOODY, Mr. MORAN, Mr. MORENO,
Mr. M
ULLIN, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. MURPHY, Mrs. MURRAY, Mr.
O
SSOFF, Mr. PADILLA, Mr. PAUL, Mr. PETERS, Mr. REED, Mr.
R
ICKETTS, Mr. RISCH, Ms. ROSEN, Mr. ROUNDS, Mr. SANDERS, Mr.
S
CHATZ, Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. SCHMITT, Mr. SCOTTof Florida, Mr. SCOTT
of South Carolina, Mrs. S
HAHEEN, Mr. SHEEHY, Ms. SLOTKIN, Ms.
S
MITH, Mr. SULLIVAN, Mr. TILLIS, Mr. TUBERVILLE, Mr. VANHOLLEN,
Mr. W
ARNER, Mr. WARNOCK, Ms. WARREN, Mr. WELCH, Mr. WHITE-
HOUSE, Mr. WICKER, Mr. WYDEN, and Mr. YOUNG) submitted the fol-
lowing resolution; which was considered and agreed to
RESOLUTION
Honoring the life of the Honorable John Bennett Johnston,
Jr., former Senator for the State of Louisiana.
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Whereas, on June 10, 1932, John Bennett Johnston, Jr. (re-
ferred 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 grand-
children;
Whereas Senator Johnston served as a First Lieutenant in
the Army Judge Advocate General’s Corps, and was sta-
tioned 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 Sen-
ate, where he served from 1972 to 1997;
Whereas Senator Johnston served on several important com-
mittees throughout his Senate career, including—
(1) the Committee on Energy and Natural Re-
sources;
(2) the Committee on Appropriations;
(3) the Committee on the Budget;
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(4) the Committee on Small Business and Entrepre-
neurship;
(5) the Special Committee on Aging; and
(6) the Select Committee on Intelligence;
Whereas his tenure as Chair of the Senate Committee on En-
ergy and Natural Resources from 1987 to 1995 cemented
the legacy of Senator Johnston as guiding the energy pol-
icy of the United States;
Whereas Senator Johnston achieved many legislative tri-
umphs 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 depend-
ency 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 establish-
ment 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
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and distinction, and never wavered in his commitment to
honorable public service: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That— 1
(1) the Senate— 2
(A) has heard with profound sorrow and 3
deep regret the announcement of the death of 4
the Honorable John Bennett Johnston, Jr. (re-5
ferred to in this resolution as ‘‘Honorable Ben-6
nett Johnston’’), former Senator from the State 7
of Louisiana; and 8
(B) respectfully requests that the Sec-9
retary of the Senate— 10
(i) communicate this resolution to the 11
House of Representatives; and 12
(ii) transmit an enrolled copy of this 13
resolution to the family of the Honorable 14
Bennett Johnston; and 15
(2) when the Senate adjourns on the date of 16
the adoption of this resolution, the Senate stands 17
adjourned as a further mark of respect to the mem-18
ory of the Honorable Bennett Johnston. 19
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