IV 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 140 
Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the life and work of Senator 
John S. McCain III in promoting the United States, human rights, 
and peace. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 26, 2018 
Mr. KINZINGER (for himself, Mr. MOULTON, Mrs. MCMORRIS RODGERS, Mr. 
ROYCE of California, Mr. SMITH of Washington, Mr. HASTINGS, Mr. 
VEASEY, Mr. TAYLOR, Mr. RUSH, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mrs. MURPHY of 
Florida, Mr. GALLEGO, Mr. LANCE, Mr. BROWN of Maryland, Mrs. DIN-
GELL, Mr. CARBAJAL, Mr. WOMACK, Ms. STEFANIK, Ms. KAPTUR, Mr. 
CORREA, Mr. CRIST, Ms. MCSALLY, Mr. MCCAUL, Mr. COSTELLO of 
Pennsylvania, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. COHEN, Mr. HIMES, Mr. 
PAULSEN, Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. 
LIPINSKI, Mr. O’HALLERAN, Ms. SPEIER, Mr. LYNCH, Mr. GRIJALVA, 
Mr. REICHERT, Mr. THOMAS J. ROONEY of Florida, Mr. PITTENGER, 
Ms. JACKSON LEE, Mr. GONZALEZ of Texas, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHN-
SON of Texas, Mr. CURBELO of Florida, Ms. SINEMA, Mr. BISHOP of 
Michigan, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Mr. THOMPSON
of California, Mr. 
LAHOOD, Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania, Mr. ROE of Ten-
nessee, Mrs. COMSTOCK, Mr. LANGEVIN, Ms. ROSEN, Mrs. BUSTOS, Mr. 
BANKS of Indiana, Mr. GOWDY, Mr. SCHWEIKERT, Mrs. LESKO, Ms. 
HANABUSA, Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. DIAZ-BALART, Mr. BUR-
GESS, Mr. CRAMER, Ms. JENKINS of Kansas, Mr. BRADY of Pennsyl-
vania, Mr. COLE, Mr. OLSON, Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN, Mr. KING of New 
York, Mr. FASO, Mr. HULTGREN, and Mr. ENGEL) submitted the fol-
lowing concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 
House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall with-
in the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the life and 
work of Senator John S. McCain III in promoting the 
United States, human rights, and peace. 
Whereas Senator John S. McCain III was born at Coco Solo 
Naval Air Station in the Panama Canal Zone on August 
29, 1936, to Admiral John and Roberta McCain; 
Whereas Senator McCain began his service to our Nation 
after graduating from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1958, 
followed by postings to Naval Air Station Pensacola and 
Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, where he graduated 
from flight school in 1960; 
Whereas Senator McCain served as a naval aviator for 22 
years, including during the Vietnam War, where upon his 
arrival, he volunteered for combat duty; 
Whereas, on July 29, 1967, Senator McCain was on board 
the U.S.S. Forrestal when a fire erupted, taking the lives 
of 134 sailors and injuring 161 crew members, including 
Senator McCain, who, during his recovery, again volun-
teered for combat duty; 
Whereas, on October 26, 1967, during a combat mission, 
Senator McCain’s aircraft took fire from North Viet-
namese forces near the city of Hanoi, and Senator 
McCain was forced to eject from his aircraft and land in 
a nearby lake, resulting in Senator McCain breaking both 
his arms and his leg; 
Whereas Senator McCain was taken prisoner by North Viet-
namese forces and denied medical treatment and sub-
jected to torture; 
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Whereas during his time as a prisoner of war, Senator 
McCain was held at the Hoa Lo Prison, also known as 
the ‘‘Hanoi Hilton’’, where he was placed into solitary 
confinement for 2 years; 
Whereas Senator McCain’s love for the United States only 
grew during his imprisonment, and he spoke often of 
those events: ‘‘In prison, I fell in love with my country. 
I had loved her before then, but like most young people, 
my affection was little more than a simple appreciation 
for the comforts and privileges most Americans enjoyed 
and took for granted. It wasn’t until I had lost America 
for a time that I realized how much I loved her.’’; 
Whereas, upon his release and recovery, Senator McCain be-
came the Commanding Officer of a flight training squad-
ron at Naval Air Station Cecil Field, and, during this 
time, the squadron was awarded its first Meritorious 
Unit Commendation, and trained the first woman to fly 
a light attack aircraft; 
Whereas, after relinquishing his command, Senator McCain 
continued his service as a naval liaison to the United 
States Senate, maintaining his trademark passion, high-
lighted by his relentless fight against reducing the size of 
aircraft carriers, fearing such changes would jeopardize 
the Nation’s naval capabilities; 
Whereas, for his service in the Navy, Senator McCain was 
awarded the Silver Star, the Legion of Merit with combat 
‘‘V’’ and one Gold Star device, the Bronze Star with 
combat ‘‘V’’ and two Gold Star devices, the Distinguished 
Flying Cross, and the Purple Heart with one Gold Star 
device during his distinguished military career; 
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Whereas Senator McCain’s dedication to the United States 
led him to continue his government service, as he was 
elected to the United States House of Representatives in 
1982 and the United States Senate in 1986; 
Whereas, in a career that spanned more than three decades, 
Senator McCain strongly supported a free press, praised 
bipartisan efforts, and fought for the security of the 
United States; 
Whereas Senator McCain’s lifelong mission of resisting re-
pressive regimes gave a voice and hope to millions of op-
pressed people around the world, as evinced by his 47 vis-
its to Iraq and Afghanistan, and over 20 trips to Viet-
nam where he met his former captors in the Hanoi Hil-
ton; 
Whereas Senator McCain served as an unofficial ambassador 
of the United States wherever he traveled, epitomizing 
American values to the world; 
Whereas in keeping with Senator McCain’s outlook, the 
American people must never surrender or hide from dif-
ficult tasks, and instead work to ensure that the United 
States remains a shining city on a hill that provides hope 
to the oppressed; 
Whereas Senator McCain was a vocal believer in the 
strengths of the United States, saying: 
(1) ‘‘Our shared values define us more than our dif-
ferences. And acknowledging those shared values can see 
us through our challenges today if we have the wisdom 
to trust in them again.’’ 
(2) ‘‘Civic participation over a lifetime, working in 
neighborhoods and communities and service of all 
kinds—military and civilian, full-time and part-time, na-
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tional and international—will strengthen America’s civic 
purpose.’’ 
(3) ‘‘America’s greatest strength has always been its 
hopeful vision of human progress.’’ 
(4) ‘‘Glory belongs to the act of being constant to 
something greater than yourself, to a cause, to your prin-
ciples, to the people on whom you rely and who rely on 
you in return.’’ 
(5) ‘‘Whatever our differences, we are fellow Ameri-
cans. And please believe me when I say no association 
has ever meant more to me than that.’’ 
(6) ‘‘Americans never quit. We never surrender. We 
never hide from history. We make history.’’; and 
Whereas, on August 25, 2018, at the age of 81, Senator 
John S. McCain III passed away, leaving behind his wife, 
Cindy, his seven children, his mother, Roberta, and a leg-
acy of passionate service to the United States and advo-
cacy for a strong American presence around the world: 
Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That it is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) Senator John McCain’s legacy is at home 
amongst those of the greatest patriots and states-
men in the history of the United States; 
(2) the condolences of every member of Con-
gress is offered to the McCain family and all those 
who loved Senator McCain around the world; 
(3) every American should strive to be honor-
able as Senator McCain did and advocate for global 
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peace and the unalienable rights of all men and 
women around the world; and 
(4) the United States Congress should honor 
Senator McCain’s legacy through a memorial on the 
grounds of the Capitol of the United States. 
Æ 
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