IA 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. J. RES. 130 
Honoring the life of William (Billy) F. Graham, Jr. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 27, 2018 
Mr. BUDD (for himself, Mr. MEADOWS, Mr. WALKER, Mr. JONES, Mr. 
ROUZER, Mr. HUDSON, Mr. HUIZENGA, Mrs. HANDEL, Mr. GOHMERT, 
Mr. ADERHOLT, Mr. YOHO, Mr. COLE, Mr. NORMAN, Mr. BOST, Mr. 
DUNCAN of South Carolina, Mr. ROE of Tennessee, Mr. KELLY of Penn-
sylvania, Mr. KING of Iowa, Mr. ARRINGTON, Ms. JENKINS of Kansas, 
Mr. GOSAR, Mr. SMITH of Texas, Mr. POSEY, Mr. HULTGREN, Mr. 
ABRAHAM, Mr. BRAT, Mr. GIBBS, Mr. MESSER, Mr. MCHENRY, Mr. 
MARSHALL, Mr. GOODLATTE, Mrs. MCMORRIS RODGERS, Mr. BACON, 
Mr. JODY B. HICE of Georgia, Mr. BARR, Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas, 
Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania, Mr. JOHNSON of Louisiana, Mr. GRIF-
FITH, Mr. BURGESS, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. EMMER, Mr. MACARTHUR, Mrs. 
BLACK, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. PALAZZO, Mr. PALMER, Mr. HOLDING, 
Mr. WEBSTER of Florida, Mr. HUNTER, Mr. CONAWAY, Mr. NEWHOUSE, 
Mrs. BROOKS of Indiana, Mr. GROTHMAN, and Ms. FOXX) submitted the 
following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Over-
sight and Government Reform 
JOINT RESOLUTION 
Honoring the life of William (Billy) F. Graham, Jr. 
Whereas Reverend Graham was born on November 7, 1918, 
in Charlotte, North Carolina; 
Whereas Reverend Graham was ordained by Peniel Baptist 
Church in Florida in 1939; 
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Whereas Reverend Graham then studied at Florida Bible In-
stitute and graduated from Wheaton College in Wheaton, 
Illinois in 1943; 
Whereas Reverend Graham married his wife of nearly 64 
years, Ruth McCue Bell, in 1943; 
Whereas Reverend Graham had 3 daughters, 2 sons, and 19 
grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren; 
Whereas Reverend Graham founded the Charlotte-based Billy 
Graham Evangelistic Association in 1950; 
Whereas Reverend Graham preached to nearly 215,000,000 
people in more than 185 countries and territories on 6 
continents; 
Whereas Reverend Graham provided spiritual counsel for 
every President since Harry Truman; 
Whereas Reverend Graham prayed with service members in 
the combat zones of South Korea and Vietnam; 
Whereas Reverend Graham spoke against the communist So-
viet Union saying ‘‘communism has decided against God, 
against Christ, against the Bible, and against all reli-
gion’’; 
Whereas Reverend Graham fought for racial integration, in-
vited Martin Luther King, Jr., to preach jointly in New 
York City in 1957, and bailed King out of jail when King 
was arrested for protesting segregation; 
Whereas Reverend Graham spoke words of hope and comfort 
to the Nation at Washington’s National Cathedral fol-
lowing the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks; 
Whereas Reverend Graham authored 34 books, including his 
best-selling autobiography ‘‘Just as I Am’’, discussing his 
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early life on a dairy farm in North Carolina through his 
career as a preacher and evangelist; and 
Whereas Reverend Graham has received numerous recogni-
tions, including the North Carolina Award in Public 
Service, Presidential Medal of Freedom, the Ronald 
Reagan Presidential Foundation Freedom Award, and 
Congressional Gold Medal: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives
of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
That Congress— 
(1) extends its sympathies to the family of Billy 
Graham; and 
(2) honors the life and ministry of Billy Gra-
ham and his contribution to the State of North 
Carolina, to the United States of America, and to 
the moral and religious life of millions of people. 
Æ 
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