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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. RES. 553 

Honoring the life of Jean A. Carnahan, former Senator for the State of 

Missouri. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

FEBRUARY 8 (legislative day, FEBRUARY 7), 2024 

Mr. HAWLEY (for himself, Mr. SCHMITT, Mr. SCHUMER, Mr. MCCONNELL, 

Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. BARRASSO, Mr. BENNET, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. 

BLUMENTHAL, Mr. BOOKER, Mr. BOOZMAN, Mr. BRAUN, Mrs. BRITT, 

Mr. BROWN, Mr. BUDD, Ms. BUTLER, Ms. CANTWELL, Mrs. CAPITO, Mr. 

CARDIN, Mr. CARPER, Mr. CASEY, Mr. CASSIDY, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. 

COONS, Mr. CORNYN, Ms. CORTEZ MASTO, Mr. COTTON, Mr. CRAMER, 

Mr. CRAPO, Mr. CRUZ, Mr. DAINES, Ms. DUCKWORTH, Mr. DURBIN, Ms. 

ERNST, Mr. FETTERMAN, Mrs. FISCHER, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Mr. GRAHAM, Mr. GRASSLEY, Mr. HAGERTY, Ms. HASSAN, Mr. HEINRICH, Mr. 

HICKENLOOPER, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. HOEVEN, Mrs. HYDE-SMITH, Mr. 

JOHNSON, Mr. KAINE, Mr. KELLY, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. KING, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Mr. LANKFORD, Mr. LEE, Mr. LUJA ́N, Ms. LUMMIS, Mr. 

MANCHIN, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. MARSHALL, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. 

MERKLEY, Mr. MORAN, Mr. MULLIN, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. MURPHY, 

Mrs. MURRAY, Mr. OSSOFF, Mr. PADILLA, Mr. PAUL, Mr. PETERS, Mr. 

REED, Mr. RICKETTS, Mr. RISCH, Mr. ROMNEY, Ms. ROSEN, Mr. 

ROUNDS, Mr. RUBIO, Mr. SANDERS, Mr. SCHATZ, Mr. SCOTT of Florida, 

Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. SINEMA, Ms. SMITH, 

Ms. STABENOW, Mr. SULLIVAN, Mr. TESTER, Mr. THUNE, Mr. TILLIS, 

Mr. TUBERVILLE, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. VANCE, Mr. WARNER, Mr. 

WARNOCK, Ms. WARREN, Mr. WELCH, Mr. WHITEHOUSE, Mr. WICKER, 

Mr. WYDEN, and Mr. YOUNG) submitted the following resolution; which 

was considered and agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

Honoring the life of Jean A. Carnahan, former Senator for 

the State of Missouri. 


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Whereas, on December 20, 1933, Jean A. Carnahan was 

born in Washington, D.C.; 

Whereas, from 1993 to 2000, Jean A. Carnahan served as 

First Lady of Missouri when her husband, Mel Carnahan, was elected as Governor of the State of Missouri; 

Whereas, in 2000, Jean A. Carnahan was appointed to the 

Senate after her husband, Mel Carnahan, was tragically 

killed in a plane crash during his campaign bid for Senate; 

Whereas, from 2001 to 2002, Jean A. Carnahan became the 

first woman to represent the State of Missouri in the 

Senate; 

Whereas Jean A. Carnahan, during her tenures as First 

Lady of Missouri and as a Senator, was a dedicated public servant who proudly represented the people of the 

State of Missouri; 

Whereas Jean A. Carnahan was a strong advocate for children, working families, seniors, and veterans, and continued her advocacy after she left the Senate; 

Whereas Jean A. Carnahan authored 8 books, including 2 

historical works on the Governor’s Mansion in Missouri; 

Whereas Jean A. Carnahan was preceded in death by her 

husband, Mel Carnahan, and their son, Roger; and 

Whereas Jean A. Carnahan is survived by 2 sons, Russ and 

Tom, a daughter, Robin, and 5 grandchildren: Now, 

therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 


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1 (1) has heard with profound sorrow and deep 

2 regret the announcement of the death of Jean A. 

3 Carnahan, former member of the Senate; 

4 (2) directs the Secretary of the Senate to com5 municate this resolution to the House of Representa6 tives and transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution 

7 to the family of Jean A. Carnahan; and 

8 (3) stands adjourned, as a further mark of re9 spect to the memory of the late Jean A. Carnahan, 

10 when the Senate adjourns today. 

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