Title: Honoring the life and legacy of Rush Limbaugh and commending Rush Limbaugh for inspiring millions of radio listeners and for his devotion to our country.
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications

Summary:
This resolution honors the life and legacy of Rush Limbaugh and commends him for his devotion to the United States.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 133 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 133

   Honoring the life and legacy of Rush Limbaugh and commending Rush 
Limbaugh for inspiring millions of radio listeners and for his devotion 
                            to our country.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 18, 2021

Mr. Lamborn (for himself, Mr. Reschenthaler, Mrs. Boebert, Mr. Chabot, 
    Mr. Hice of Georgia, Mr. Gibbs, Mr. Steube, Mr. Bishop of North 
   Carolina, Mr. Williams of Texas, Mr. McClintock, Mr. Duncan, Mr. 
 Rouzer, Mr. Babin, Mrs. Greene of Georgia, Mr. Jackson, Mr. Burgess, 
 Mr. Rose, Mr. Carl, Mr. Schweikert, Mr. Gaetz, Mr. Moore of Alabama, 
  Mr. Meuser, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Hagedorn, Mr. Clyde, Mr. Griffith, Mr. 
  Gosar, Mr. Newhouse, Mr. Luetkemeyer, Ms. Herrell, Mr. Brooks, Mr. 
 Baird, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Crawford, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Loudermilk, 
  Mr. Long, Mr. Mullin, Mr. Issa, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Mr. Emmer, Mr. 
Guthrie, Mr. Huizenga, and Mr. Gooden of Texas) submitted the following 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform

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                               RESOLUTION


 
   Honoring the life and legacy of Rush Limbaugh and commending Rush 
Limbaugh for inspiring millions of radio listeners and for his devotion 
                            to our country.

Whereas President Donald J. Trump awarded Rush Limbaugh the Presidential Medal 
        of Freedom, the Nation's highest civilian honor, at the February 4, 
        2020, State of the Union Address;
Whereas Rush Limbaugh was a pioneer in conservative talk radio and is 
        responsible for spreading conservative messages to millions of 
        listeners;
Whereas Rush Limbaugh is the syndicated radio host of ``The Rush Limbaugh 
        Show'', which has been the number-one commercial talk radio program 
        since its premiere in 1988, reaching over 27 million people on a weekly 
        basis;
Whereas Rush Hudson Limbaugh III was born in 1951 in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, 
        where he pursued his passion for broadcasting by working as a disc 
        jockey for a hometown radio station;
Whereas Rush Limbaugh has been a thought leader in the conservative movement for 
        decades and, in a 1992 letter, former President Ronald Reagan thanked 
        him ``for all you're doing to promote Republican and conservative 
        principles'';
Whereas after the historic 1994 midterm elections, in which the Republican Party 
        took control of the United States Congress, the freshman Republican 
        class awarded him an honorary membership in their caucus, believing he 
        had a role in their success;
Whereas Rush Limbaugh is a two-time New York Times bestselling author who has 
        helped raise and personally donate millions of dollars to charitable 
        organizations;
Whereas Rush Limbaugh was enshrined in the Radio Hall of Fame and the National 
        Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame;
Whereas Rush Limbaugh is a five-time winner of the National Association of 
        Broadcasters Marconi Award for Excellence in Syndicated and Network 
        Broadcasting;
Whereas Rush Limbaugh was named one of Barbara Walters' 10 Most Fascinating 
        People in 2008;
Whereas Rush Limbaugh was one of TIME's 100 Most Influential People in the World 
        in 2009; and
Whereas Rush Limbaugh passed away on February 17, 2021, and it is fitting that 
        the House of Representatives recognize him for his career and 
        contributions to radio broadcasting and the conservative movement: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) honors the life and legacy of Rush Limbaugh; and
            (2) commends Rush Limbaugh for inspiring millions of radio 
        listeners and for his devotion to our country.
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