III 116TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION S. RES. 795 Relating to the death of the Honorable Roger William Jepsen, former United States Senator for the State of Iowa. IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES DECEMBER 7, 2020 Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself and Ms. ERNST) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to RESOLUTION Relating to the death of the Honorable Roger William Jepsen, former United States Senator for the State of Iowa. Whereas Roger William Jepsen was born in Cedar Falls, Iowa, and grew up on a nearby family farm; Whereas Roger William Jepsen attended Iowa State Teachers College, which is known today as the University of North- ern Iowa, and later attended Arizona State University, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology in 1950 and a master’s degree in guidance counseling in 1953; Whereas Roger William Jepsen served his country in the United States Army for 14 years as a paratrooper in the 82nd Airborne Division and later in the Army Reserve; VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:01 Dec 08, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6300 E:\BILLS\SR795.ATS SR795 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS 2 •SRES 795 ATS Whereas Roger William Jepsen was elected to the Board of Supervisors of Scott County, Iowa, as an Iowa State Sen- ator, and as the Lieutenant Governor of Iowa; Whereas Roger William Jepsen was elected to the Senate in 1978 and served the people of Iowa in the Senate with honor and distinction for 1 term; Whereas Roger William Jepsen was appointed by President Reagan as Special Representative of the President to Madagascar in 1985 and to the State of Israel on the oc- casion of the funeral of Moshe Dayan; and Whereas Roger William Jepsen was known for his dedication to the State of Iowa, his fiscal responsibility, and his work on farm policy: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That— 1 (1) the Senate has heard with profound sorrow 2 and deep regret the announcement of the death of 3 the Honorable Roger William Jepsen, former mem- 4 ber of the United States Senate from the State of 5 Iowa; 6 (2) the Senate respectfully requests that the 7 Secretary of the Senate— 8 (A) communicate this resolution to the 9 House of Representatives; and 10 (B) transmit an enrolled copy of this reso- 11 lution to the family of the Honorable Roger 12 William Jepsen; and 13 VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:01 Dec 08, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\SR795.ATS SR795 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS 3 •SRES 795 ATS (3) when the Senate adjourns today, it stand 1 adjourned as a further mark of respect to the mem- 2 ory of the Honorable Roger William Jepsen. 3 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 04:01 Dec 08, 2020 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\SR795.ATS SR795 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with BILLS