S. RES. 157; Whereas it is with profound sorrow and regret that the Senate has learned that JOHN FITZGERALD KENNEDY JR., his wife Carolyn Bessette Kennedy,
and her sister Lauren Bessette have been missing since the early morning hours of Saturday, July 17, 1999;

Whereas JOHN FITZGERALD KENNEDY JR. is the son of the late John Fitzgerald Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States of America and Senator from Massachusetts, and nephew of the late Senator Robert Francis Kennedy of New York, and of Senator Edward Moore Kennedy...

...of Massachusetts, and a beloved member of the Kennedy family, which has given countless years of service to this country; and Whereas the heart of the Nation goes out to the Kennedy and Bessette families as search efforts continue in the waters off Martha’s Vineyard: Now,

therefore, be it Resolved, That the Senate, when it adjourns on Monday, July 19, 1999, does so as a further mark of respect for the grieving families, and directs
the Secretary to transmit a copy of this resolution to the Kennedy and Bessette families.