[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1172 Engrossed in House (EH)]

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H. Res. 1172

                In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

                                                     December 11, 2018.
Whereas President George Herbert Walker Bush's lifetime record of service to the 
        United States will continue to inspire Americans for years to come;
Whereas, after the attack on Pearl Harbor, George H.W. Bush joined the United 
        States Naval Reserve in 1942 on his 18th birthday and became a 
        distinguished naval aviator;
Whereas George H.W. Bush's TBM Avenger aircraft was hit with enemy fire over Chi 
        Chi Jima, and though the engine was ablaze, he completed his mission and 
        escaped over water, and floated on a raft for 4 hours before being 
        rescued;
Whereas George H.W. Bush flew 58 combat missions during the Second World War, 
        and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and the United States 
        Navy Air Medal with 2 gold stars;
Whereas George H.W. Bush graduated from Yale University with a degree in 
        economics, and moved his family to West Texas and embarked on a 
        successful career in the energy industry;
Whereas, in 1966, George H.W. Bush was elected to represent Texas in the House 
        of Representatives;
Whereas, from 1971 to 1973, George H.W. Bush served as the United States 
        Ambassador to the United Nations;
Whereas, from 1974 to 1975, George H.W. Bush served as the Chief of the United 
        States Liaison Office to the People's Republic of China;
Whereas, from 1976 to 1977, George H.W. Bush served as the Director of Central 
        Intelligence;
Whereas, from 1981 to 1989, George H.W. Bush served as the 43rd Vice President 
        of the United States;
Whereas, from 1989 to 1993, George H.W. Bush served as the 41st President of the 
        United States;
Whereas President George H.W. Bush provided the steady leadership needed through 
        the fall of the Berlin Wall, the reunification of Germany, the peaceful 
        end of the Cold War, and the collapse of the Soviet Union;
Whereas President George H.W. Bush led a coalition of 32 nations to restore 
        Kuwait's sovereignty following its invasion by Iraqi dictator Saddam 
        Hussein;
Whereas President George H.W. Bush is noted for the advancement of civil rights 
        with the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act;
Whereas President George H.W. Bush negotiated the North American Free Trade 
        Agreement, creating the world's largest free trade zone;
Whereas, on January 6, 2000, President George H.W. Bush and First Lady Barbara 
        Pierce Bush became the longest married Presidential couple, setting 
        forth for the Nation an example of love and commitment;
Whereas, on January 10, 2009, the U.S.S. George H.W. Bush was commissioned as 
        the 10th and final Nimitz-class carrier for the Navy, named in 
        recognition of George H.W. Bush's Navy service;
Whereas, in 2011, President George H.W. Bush received the Medal of Freedom, the 
        Nation's highest civilian award, for his life of public service and 
        commitment to liberty;
Whereas President George H.W. Bush was a tireless advocate for volunteerism and 
        community service, speaking in his inaugural address of ``a Thousand 
        Points of Light, of all the community organizations that are spread like 
        stars throughout the Nation, doing good'';
Whereas President George H.W. Bush and Barbara Bush were strong supporters of 
        the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M 
        University, established in 1997 as a component of the George H.W. Bush 
        Presidential Library, to encourage future generations to live a life of 
        service to others;
Whereas President George H.W. Bush, with Barbara Bush, had 6 children, 17 
        grandchildren, and 8 great-grandchildren, and considered Houston, Texas, 
        his home and Walker's Point in Kennebunkport, Maine, as his ``anchor to 
        windward''; and
Whereas President George H.W. Bush's life will be remembered for civility, 
        public service, humility, and servant leadership: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) expresses its appreciation for the profound public service of 
        President George H.W. Bush;
            (2) expresses its deep sympathy to the children of President George 
        H.W. Bush and First Lady Barbara Bush: President George W. Bush, Jeb 
        Bush, Neil Bush, Marvin Bush, and Dorothy Bush Koch, and to the entire 
        family of the former President; and
            (3) directs the Clerk of the House to transmit a copy of this 
        resolution to the family of President George H.W. Bush.
            Attest:

                                                                          Clerk.