Title: Honoring the life of William (Billy) F. Graham, Jr.
Policy area: Arts, Culture, Religion

Summary:
This joint resolution extends the sympathies of Congress to the family of the Reverend William (Billy) F. Graham, Jr., and honors his life, his ministry, and his contributions to North Carolina, the United States, and the moral and religious life of millions of people.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.J. Res. 130 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. J. RES. 130

          Honoring the life of William (Billy) F. Graham, Jr.


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                    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 Pennsylvania, 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. Griffith, 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 Oversight and Government Reform

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                            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;
Whereas Reverend Graham then studied at Florida Bible Institute 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 Soviet Union saying 
        ``communism has decided against God, against Christ, against the Bible, 
        and against all religion'';
Whereas Reverend Graham fought for racial integration, invited 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 following the September 11, 2001, 
        terrorist attacks;
Whereas Reverend Graham authored 34 books, including his best-selling 
        autobiography ``Just as I Am'', discussing his early life on a dairy 
        farm in North Carolina through his career as a preacher and evangelist; 
        and
Whereas Reverend Graham has received numerous recognitions, 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 Graham 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.
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