Title: A resolution relating to the death of the Honorable Robert "Bob" J. Dole, former United States Senator for the State of Kansas.
Policy area: Congress

Summary:
This resolution honors the life of Senator Robert Dole and offers the condolences of the Senate regarding his death.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 470 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 470

 Relating to the death of the Honorable Robert ``Bob'' J. Dole, former 
             United States Senator for the State of Kansas.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            December 6, 2021

 Mr. Moran (for himself, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Schumer, Mr. McConnell, Ms. 
Baldwin, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Bennet, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. 
  Blunt, Mr. Booker, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Braun, Mr. Brown, Mr. Burr, Ms. 
Cantwell, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Carper, Mr. Casey, Mr. Cassidy, 
 Ms. Collins, Mr. Coons, Mr. Cornyn, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. Cotton, Mr. 
Cramer, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Daines, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Durbin, Ms. 
 Ernst, Mrs. Feinstein, Mrs. Fischer, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Graham, Mr. 
   Grassley, Mr. Hagerty, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Hawley, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. 
Hickenlooper, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Hoeven, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. 
 Johnson, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Kelly, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. King, Ms. Klobuchar, 
 Mr. Lankford, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Lee, Mr. Lujan, Ms. Lummis, Mr. Manchin, 
Mr. Markey, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Merkley, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Murphy, Mrs. 
Murray, Mr. Ossoff, Mr. Padilla, Mr. Paul, Mr. Peters, Mr. Portman, Mr. 
  Reed, Mr. Risch, Mr. Romney, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Rounds, Mr. Rubio, Mr. 
  Sanders, Mr. Sasse, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Scott of Florida, Mr. Scott of 
 South Carolina, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Shelby, Ms. Sinema, Ms. Smith, Ms. 
Stabenow, Mr. Sullivan, Mr. Tester, Mr. Thune, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Toomey, 
 Mr. Tuberville, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Warner, Mr. Warnock, Ms. Warren, 
  Mr. Whitehouse, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Wyden, and Mr. Young) submitted the 
        following resolution; which was considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Relating to the death of the Honorable Robert ``Bob'' J. Dole, former 
             United States Senator for the State of Kansas.

Whereas Robert ``Bob'' J. Dole (referred to in this preamble as ``Bob Dole'') 
        was born in Russell, Kansas;
Whereas Bob Dole enlisted in the United States Army while he was a student at 
        the University of Kansas, served in World War II, was seriously wounded 
        attempting to save a fellow soldier during a military offensive in 
        Italy, and was awarded 2 Purple Hearts and a Bronze Star with an Oak 
        Cluster for his service;
Whereas Bob Dole continued his public service by serving in the Kansas State 
        House of Representatives from 1951 to 1953, and he was then elected to 
        the United States House of Representatives in 1961, where he served 
        until 1969;
Whereas Bob Dole began his United States Senate career in 1969, which would last 
        until 1996, serving during this period as Chairman of the Republican 
        National Committee, Senate Minority Leader, and Senate Majority Leader;
Whereas Bob Dole was a life-long advocate for the disabled and was instrumental 
        in the passing of the Americans with Disabilities Act in 1990 and the 
        Dole-McGovern Food for Education program;
Whereas Bob Dole was the Republican nominee for the Presidency of the United 
        States in 1996;
Whereas Bob Dole has been recognized by several presidents for his public 
        service, including President Reagan awarding him the Presidential 
        Citizens Medal in 1989 and President Clinton bestowing upon him the 
        Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1997;
Whereas Bob Dole left elected office but remained in public service, serving 
        as--

    (1) National Chairman of the World War II Memorial Campaign;

    (2) co-chair of the Families of Freedom Scholarship Fund for families 
of victims of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks;

    (3) co-chair of the President's Commission on Care for America's 
Returning Wounded Warriors in 2007; and

    (4) Finance Chairman of the Campaign for the National Eisenhower 
Memorial;

Whereas Bob Dole's bond with veterans remained unbroken, and he rarely missed an 
        opportunity to greet veterans during their Honor Flights to the World 
        War II Memorial, personally thanking each of them for their service; and
Whereas Bob Dole exemplified the American spirit of service and leadership: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved, that--
            (1) the Senate has heard with profound sorrow and deep 
        regret the announcement of the death of the Honorable Robert 
        ``Bob'' J. Dole, former United States Senator for the State of 
        Kansas;
            (2) the Senate respectfully requests that the Secretary of 
        the Senate--
                    (A) communicate this resolution to the House of 
                Representatives; and
                    (B) transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution to 
                the family of the Honorable Robert ``Bob'' J. Dole; and
            (3) when the Senate adjourns today, it stand adjourned as a 
        further mark of respect to the memory of the Honorable Robert 
        ``Bob'' J. Dole.
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