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Expresses the Senate’s sorrow at the death of Howard L. Hawks, honors his life and public service to Nebraska, and requests that the Secretary of the Senate send a copy of the resolution to his family. The resolution’s preamble highlights Hawks’s business career (founder/leader of Tenaska Energy), philanthropic support for the University of Nebraska–Lincoln (including participation in a $1.8 billion fundraising campaign), and his support for homelessness, mental health, education, and the arts.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
Introduced February 25, 2025 by John Peter Ricketts · Last progress February 25, 2025