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115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 184 

Relative to the death of James Paul David ‘‘Jim’’ Bunning, former United 

States Senator for the Commonwealth of Kentucky. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 5, 2017 

Mr. MCCONNELL (for himself, Mr. SCHUMER, Mr. PAUL, Mr. ALEXANDER, 

Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. BARRASSO, Mr. BENNET, Mr. BLUMENTHAL, Mr. 

BLUNT, Mr. BOOKER, Mr. BOOZMAN, Mr. BROWN, Mr. BURR, Ms. CANTWELL, Mrs. CAPITO, Mr. CARDIN, Mr. CARPER, Mr. CASEY, Mr. CASSIDY, Mr. COCHRAN, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. COONS, Mr. CORKER, Mr. CORNYN, Ms. CORTEZ MASTO, Mr. COTTON, Mr. CRAPO, Mr. CRUZ, Mr. 

DAINES, Mr. DONNELLY, Ms. DUCKWORTH, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. ENZI, 

Mrs. ERNST, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Mrs. FISCHER, Mr. FLAKE, Mr. 

FRANKEN, Mr. GARDNER, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Mr. GRAHAM, Mr. GRASSLEY, Ms. HARRIS, Ms. HASSAN, Mr. HATCH, Mr. HEINRICH, Ms. 

HEITKAMP, Mr. HELLER, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. HOEVEN, Mr. INHOFE, Mr. 

ISAKSON, Mr. JOHNSON, Mr. KAINE, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. KING, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Mr. LANKFORD, Mr. LEAHY, Mr. LEE, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. 

MARKEY, Mr. MCCAIN, Mrs. MCCASKILL, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. 

MERKLEY, Mr. MORAN, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. MURPHY, Mrs. MURRAY, 

Mr. NELSON, Mr. PERDUE, Mr. PETERS, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. REED, Mr. 

RISCH, Mr. ROBERTS, Mr. ROUNDS, Mr. RUBIO, Mr. SANDERS, Mr. 

SASSE, Mr. SCHATZ, Mr. SCOTT, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Mr. SHELBY, Ms. STABENOW, Mr. STRANGE, Mr. SULLIVAN, Mr. TESTER, Mr. THUNE, Mr. 

TILLIS, Mr. TOOMEY, Mr. UDALL, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. WARNER, Ms. 

WARREN, Mr. WHITEHOUSE, Mr. WICKER, Mr. WYDEN, and Mr. YOUNG) 

submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

Relative to the death of James Paul David ‘‘Jim’’ Bunning, 

former United States Senator for the Commonwealth 

of Kentucky. 


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Whereas Jim Bunning served the people of Fort Thomas, 

Kentucky in the Fort Thomas City Council for 2 years; 

Whereas Jim Bunning served the people of Kentucky in the 

Kentucky State Senate for 4 years; 

Whereas Jim Bunning served the people of Kentucky’s 4th 

District with distinction for 12 years in the United States 

House of Representatives, and as Chair of the House 

Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security; 

Whereas Jim Bunning served the people of Kentucky with 

distinction for 12 years in the United States Senate; 

Whereas Jim Bunning pitched a no-hitter for the Detroit Tigers against the Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park on 

July 20, 1958; 

Whereas Jim Bunning pitched a perfect game for the Philadelphia Phillies against the New York Mets on June 21, 

1964, the first in the National League in 84 years and 

the first in the major leagues since the 1956 World Series; and 

Whereas Jim Bunning was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1996: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate has heard with profound 

2 sorrow and deep regret the announcement of the death 

3 of the Honorable Jim Bunning, former member of the 

4 United States Senate. 

5 Resolved, That the Secretary of the Senate commu6 nicate these resolutions to the House of Representatives 

7 and transmit an enrolled copy thereof to the family mem8 bers of the deceased. 


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1 Resolved, That when the Senate adjourns today, it 

2 stand adjourned as a further mark of respect to the mem3 ory of the Honorable Jim Bunning. 

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