IV 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 966 
Recognizing the admirable contributions of Senate President Pro Tempore 
Monique Limo´n. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 18, 2025 
Mrs. TORRES
of California (for herself, Mr. ESPAILLAT, Ms. LEGER 
FERNANDEZ, Mr. SWALWELL, Mr. RUIZ, Ms. KAMLAGER-DOVE, Ms. SA-
LINAS, Ms. LOFGREN, Ms. ESCOBAR, Mr. GARCIA of California, Ms. RAN-
DALL, Mr. HUFFMAN, Ms. FRIEDMAN, Ms. RIVAS, Mr. LICCARDO, Ms. 
SA´NCHEZ, Mr. GARCI´A of Illinois, Ms. GARCIA of Texas, Mr. CARBAJAL, 
Ms. BROWNLEY, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. MIN, Ms. MATSUI, Mrs. GRIJALVA, 
Mr. AGUILAR, Mr. GOMEZ, Ms. BARRAGA´N, and Mr. WHITESIDES) sub-
mitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 
Oversight and Government Reform 
RESOLUTION 
Recognizing the admirable contributions of Senate President 
Pro Tempore Monique Limo´n. 
Whereas California Senator Monique Limo´n is the first 
Latina and the first mother to ever serve as President 
pro Tempore in the California State Senate; 
Whereas Senator Limo´n was born in 1979 in Santa Barbara 
as the child of Mexican immigrants and the grandchild 
of farm workers; 
Whereas Senator Limo´n is a product of the California public 
school system; graduating from Santa Barbara High 
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School and receiving a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from 
UC Berkeley as a first-generation college student; 
Whereas Senator Limo´n served as an educator for more than 
14 years, furthering the education of students in Santa 
Barbara and beyond; 
Whereas Senator Limo´n first took public office in 2009, serv-
ing two terms on the Santa Barbara Unified School 
Board, allowing her to give back to the same school sys-
tem that she once attended; 
Whereas on December 5, 2016, the senator first joined the 
California Assembly, where she represented District 27 
for four years, and where she held a leadership role as 
the Assistant Majority Whip; 
Whereas on December 7, 2020, Senator Limo´n began her 
service as a state senator, representing District 19 for 
four years, before becoming the senator for District 21, 
the same district she was raised in, on December 2, 
2024, and where she was Caucus Chair of the Democrats 
from January 2023 to November 16, 2025; 
Whereas, Senator Limo´n served as chairwoman on numerous 
committees, including Natural Resources and Water as 
well as Banking and Finance, and was elected by her col-
leagues to serve as the Vice Chair of the California Legis-
lature Women’s Caucus; 
Whereas, Senator Limo´n has been a champion of working 
families across our state, and authoring legislation to 
support pay equity, prevent medical debt from impacting 
credit scores, and help child care providers; 
Whereas on November 17, 2025, she began her leadership in 
the Senate as the President Pro Tempore; 
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Whereas on January 5, 2026, a celebratory swearing-in will 
occur to honor and commemorate this historic occasion; 
Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) recognizes the admirable contributions of 
Senate President Pro Tempore Monique Limo´n; 
(2) appreciates her dedicated service to Cali-
fornia; and 
(3) congratulates Senator Limo´n as she is 
sworn in as the first Latina to ever serve as Presi-
dent Pro Tempore in the California State Senate. 
Æ 
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