IV 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 56 
Celebrating the life of President Ronald Wilson Reagan on the anniversary 
of his birth. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 6, 2013 
Mr. FRANKS of Arizona (for himself, Mr. SCHWEIKERT, Mr. SALMON, Mr. 
GOSAR, Mr. HULTGREN, Mr. HUDSON, Mr. MILLER of Florida, Mr. 
BENTIVOLIO, Mr. LUETKEMEYER, Mr. NEUGEBAUER, Mr. HARPER, Mr. 
HALL, Mr. ROE of Tennessee, Mr. OLSON, Mr. MARCHANT, Mr. BARTON, 
Mr. DAINES, Mr. HARRIS, Mr. COTTON, Mr. SHIMKUS, Mr. BROOKS of 
Alabama, Mr. STEWART, Mr. FLEMING, Mr. PEARCE, Mr. RADEL, Mr. 
CHABOT, Mr. AUSTIN SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. WILLIAMS, Mr. GARDNER, 
Mr. WILSON of South Carolina, Mr. MULVANEY, Mr. LAMBORN, Mr. 
ROKITA, Mr. GOHMERT, Mr. KINGSTON, Mr. PITTENGER, Mr. CONAWAY, 
and Mr. FLEISCHMANN) submitted the following resolution; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
RESOLUTION 
Celebrating the life of President Ronald Wilson Reagan on 
the anniversary of his birth. 
Whereas, on February 6, 1911, Ronald Wilson Reagan was 
born to Nelle and John Reagan in Tampico, Illinois; 
Whereas Ronald Reagan’s childhood years laid the foundation 
for his becoming a man of unfettered principle, who was 
not afraid to do what was right, and who was tenaciously 
committed to doing only that which he believed was right 
in his own heart, regardless of any political cost; 
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Whereas his small-town values of hard work and commitment 
to God and family were deeply rooted in his early child-
hood experiences; 
Whereas as a young man in Illinois, Ronald Reagan saved 77 
people from drowning through his courage, physical 
strength, and vigilance as a lifeguard; 
Whereas he attended high school in nearby Dixon, Illinois, 
and then worked his way through Eureka College, where 
he studied economics and sociology, played on the football 
team, and acted in school plays; 
Whereas in 1937, a screen test won him a contract in Holly-
wood, leading to his appearance in over 53 films over the 
next 2 decades; 
Whereas beginning in 1947, Ronald Reagan served as Presi-
dent of the Screen Actors Guild for 13 years; 
Whereas, on March 4, 1952, Ronald Reagan married Nancy 
Davis, who remained his best friend and lifelong com-
panion and confidant for more than 5 decades; 
Whereas in 1966, Ronald Reagan was elected as the 33rd 
Governor of California, and won reelection 4 years later; 
Whereas 
Ronald 
Reagan 
believed 
in 
United 
States 
exceptionalism and asserted that the Nation has a unique 
role to play in the world; 
Whereas in 1980, Ronald Reagan won the Republican presi-
dential nomination and was subsequently elected the 40th 
President of the United States, winning reelection again 
in 1984 and becoming the first president in 3 decades to 
serve 2 full terms; 
Whereas Ronald Reagan declared in 1981 in a speech at the 
University of Notre Dame that, ‘‘the West will not con-
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