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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 470 

Relating to the death of the Honorable Robert ‘‘Bob’’ J. Dole, former United 

States Senator for the State of Kansas. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

DECEMBER 6, 2021 

Mr. MORAN (for himself, Mr. MARSHALL, Mr. SCHUMER, Mr. MCCONNELL, 

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

BLUMENTHAL, Mr. BLUNT, Mr. BOOKER, Mr. BOOZMAN, Mr. BRAUN, 

Mr. BROWN, Mr. BURR, 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, Mrs. 

FEINSTEIN, Mrs. FISCHER, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Mr. GRAHAM, Mr. GRASSLEY, Mr. HAGERTY, Ms. HASSAN, Mr. HAWLEY, Mr. HEINRICH, Mr. 

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

INHOFE, Mr. JOHNSON, Mr. KAINE, Mr. KELLY, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. 

KING, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Mr. LANKFORD, Mr. LEAHY, Mr. LEE, Mr. 

LUJA ́N, Ms. LUMMIS, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. 

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

Mr. PADILLA, Mr. PAUL, Mr. PETERS, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. REED, Mr. 

RISCH, Mr. ROMNEY, Ms. ROSEN, Mr. ROUNDS, Mr. RUBIO, Mr. SANDERS, Mr. SASSE, Mr. SCHATZ, Mr. SCOTT of Florida, Mr. SCOTT of 

South Carolina, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Mr. SHELBY, Ms. SINEMA, Ms. SMITH, 

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

Mr. TOOMEY, Mr. TUBERVILLE, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. WARNER, Mr. 

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

and Mr. YOUNG) submitted the following resolution; which was considered 

and agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

Relating to the death of the Honorable Robert ‘‘Bob’’ J. 

Dole, former United States Senator for the State of Kansas. 


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Whereas Robert ‘‘Bob’’ J. Dole (referred to in this preamble 

as ‘‘Bob Dole’’) was born in Russell, Kansas; 

Whereas Bob Dole enlisted in the United States Army while 

he was a student at the University of Kansas, served in 

World War II, was seriously wounded attempting to save 

a fellow soldier during a military offensive in Italy, and 

was awarded 2 Purple Hearts and a Bronze Star with an 

Oak Cluster for his service; 

Whereas Bob Dole continued his public service by serving in 

the Kansas State House of Representatives from 1951 to 

1953, and he was then elected to the United States 

House of Representatives in 1961, where he served until 

1969; 

Whereas Bob Dole began his United States Senate career in 

1969, which would last until 1996, serving during this 

period as Chairman of the Republican National Committee, Senate Minority Leader, and Senate Majority 

Leader; 

Whereas Bob Dole was a life-long advocate for the disabled 

and was instrumental in the passing of the Americans 

with Disabilities Act in 1990 and the Dole-McGovern 

Food for Education program; 

Whereas Bob Dole was the Republican nominee for the Presidency of the United States in 1996; 

Whereas Bob Dole has been recognized by several presidents 

for his public service, including President Reagan awarding him the Presidential Citizens Medal in 1989 and 

President Clinton bestowing upon him the Presidential 

Medal of Freedom in 1997; 

Whereas Bob Dole left elected office but remained in public 

service, serving as— 


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(1) National Chairman of the World War II Memorial Campaign; 

(2) co-chair of the Families of Freedom Scholarship 

Fund for families of victims of the September 11, 2001, 

terrorist attacks; 

(3) co-chair of the President’s Commission on Care 

for America’s Returning Wounded Warriors in 2007; and 

(4) Finance Chairman of the Campaign for the National Eisenhower Memorial; 

Whereas Bob Dole’s bond with veterans remained unbroken, 

and he rarely missed an opportunity to greet veterans 

during their Honor Flights to the World War II Memorial, personally thanking each of them for their service; 

and 

Whereas Bob Dole exemplified the American spirit of service 

and leadership: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, that— 

2 (1) the Senate has heard with profound sorrow 

3 and deep regret the announcement of the death of 

4 the Honorable Robert ‘‘Bob’’ J. Dole, former United 

5 States Senator for the State of Kansas; 

6 (2) the Senate respectfully requests that the 

7 Secretary of the Senate— 

8 (A) communicate this resolution to the 

9 House of Representatives; and 

10 (B) transmit an enrolled copy of this reso11 lution to the family of the Honorable Robert 

12 ‘‘Bob’’ J. Dole; and 


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1 (3) when the Senate adjourns today, it stand 

2 adjourned as a further mark of respect to the mem3 ory of the Honorable Robert ‘‘Bob’’ J. Dole. 

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