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[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 471 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

113th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 471

   Honoring former President George H.W. Bush on the occasion of his 
90<SUP>th</SUP><SUP></SUP> birthday and Barbara Bush on the occasion of 
   her 89<SUP>th</SUP> birthday and extending the best wishes of the 
             Senate to former President Bush and Mrs. Bush.

_______________________________________________________________________

                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 11, 2014

     Ms. Collins (for herself, Mr. King, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Reid, Mr. 
 McConnell, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Portman, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Rubio, Ms. Ayotte, 
  Mr. Hatch, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Thune, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Isakson, Mr. 
Toomey, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Heller, Mr. Wicker, Mrs. Fischer, 
  Mr. Alexander, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Coats, Mr. Corker, Mr. Coburn, Mr. 
 Hoeven, Mr. Enzi, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Crapo, 
  Mr. Risch, Mr. Burr, Mr. Lee, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Flake, Mr. 
 Vitter, Mr. Johanns, Mr. Franken, Mr. McCain, Mr. Paul, Mrs. Murray, 
Mr. Scott, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Shelby, Mr. Durbin, and Mr. Kirk) submitted 
      the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION

 
   Honoring former President George H.W. Bush on the occasion of his 
90<SUP>th</SUP><SUP></SUP> birthday and Barbara Bush on the occasion of 
   her 89<SUP>th</SUP> birthday and extending the best wishes of the 
             Senate to former President Bush and Mrs. Bush.

Whereas George Herbert Walker Bush was born in Milton, Massachusetts, on June 
        12, 1924;
Whereas on his 18<SUP>th</SUP> birthday, George H.W. Bush enlisted in the Armed 
        Forces of the United States;
Whereas George H.W. Bush was the youngest pilot in the United States Navy when 
        he received his wings;
Whereas George H.W. Bush flew 58 combat missions during World War II, including 
        a mission over the Pacific as a torpedo bomber pilot during which he was 
        shot down by Japanese antiaircraft fire and later rescued from the water 
        by a United States submarine, the U.S.S. Finback;
Whereas George H.W. Bush was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and three 
        Air Medals for his service during World War II;
Whereas George H.W. Bush was honorably released from active duty in 1945, 
        achieving the rank of Lieutenant;
Whereas in January 1945, George H.W. Bush married Barbara Pierce;
Whereas George H.W. Bush graduated from Yale University, where he was captain of 
        the baseball team and excelled in academics;
Whereas in 1966, George H.W. Bush was elected to the House of Representatives, 
        where he served with integrity for two terms;
Whereas in 1970, President Richard Nixon appointed George H.W. Bush to be the 
        United States Ambassador to the United Nations, a post he held for two 
        years after confirmation by the Senate;
Whereas in 1974, President Gerald R. Ford appointed George H.W. Bush as chief of 
        the United States Liaison Office in the People's Republic of China, 
        where his efforts helped foster the development of positive relations 
        between the United States and the People's Republic of China;
Whereas from January 1976 to January 1977, George H.W. Bush served as the 
        Director of Central Intelligence, and the Central Intelligence Agency 
        headquarters was later designated the George Bush Center for 
        Intelligence in his honor;
Whereas from 1981 to 1989, George H.W. Bush served as the 43<SUP>rd</SUP> Vice 
        President of the United States;
Whereas George H.W. Bush was elected the 41<SUP>st</SUP> President of the United 
        States in 1988;
Whereas George H.W. Bush directed the negotiation of and signed the Treaty on 
        the Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms, signed at 
        Moscow July 31, 1991 and entered into force December 5, 1994 (the 
        Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty of 1991 (START I)), which required the 
        United States and the Soviet Union to reduce their nuclear arsenals by 
        \1/3\;
Whereas during his Presidency, George H.W. Bush signed into law the Americans 
        with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.) and Public Law 
        101-549 (commonly known as the ``Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990'') (42 
        U.S.C. 7401 et seq.);
Whereas since leaving office, George H.W. Bush has been an international 
        ambassador of United States goodwill and a strong supporter of the 
        George Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M 
        University, which was named for the former President in 1997;
Whereas George H.W. Bush was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2011;
Whereas, on June 8, 2014, former First Lady Barbara Bush, George H.W. Bush's 
        wife of 69 years, who has dedicated herself to promoting family literacy 
        and improving the lives of the people of the United States through 
        learning, celebrated her 89<SUP>th</SUP> birthday; and
Whereas, on June 12, 2014, George H.W. Bush celebrates his 90<SUP>th</SUP> 
        birthday: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) honors former President George H.W. Bush on the 
        occasion of his 90<SUP>th</SUP> birthday; and
            (2) extends the congratulations and best wishes of the 
        Senate to former President Bush and Barbara Bush.
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