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Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Jul 18, 2005
States that the Senate has heard with profound sorrow and deep regret the announcement of the death of Nobel Laureate Jack St. Clair Kilby, inventor of the integrated circuit (known today as the microchip) and commends Mr. Kilby for his pioneering work in the fields of engineering and electronics, which laid the foundation for the technological advances of the 20th and 21st centuries.
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Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] · R–TX
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Submitted in the Senate, considered, and passed without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8436-8438; text as passed Senate: CR S8437-8438; text of measure as introduced: CR S8427-8428)
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and passed without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S8436-8438; text as passed Senate: CR S8437-8438; text of measure as introduced: CR S8427-8428)
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