[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1172 Introduced in House (IH)]
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115th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. RES. 1172
Honoring the life of President George Herbert Walker Bush.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
December 10, 2018
Mr. Flores (for himself, Mr. Abraham, Mr. Arrington, Mr. Babin, Mr.
Bacon, Mr. Banks of Indiana, Mr. Barr, Mr. Barton, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr.
Bishop of Michigan, Mr. Bishop of Georgia, Mrs. Black, Mrs. Blackburn,
Mr. Brady of Texas, Mrs. Brooks of Indiana, Mr. Buck, Mr. Budd, Mr.
Burgess, Mr. Carter of Texas, Ms. Castor of Florida, Mr. Chabot, Ms.
Cheney, Mr. Cloud, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Cole, Mr. Conaway, Mr. Cooper, Mr.
Correa, Mr. Costa, Mr. Costello of Pennsylvania, Mr. Cramer, Mr.
Crawford, Mr. Culberson, Mr. Curbelo of Florida, Mr. Curtis, Mr.
Delaney, Mr. Deutch, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Doggett, Mr.
Duncan of South Carolina, Mr. Emmer, Mr. Estes of Kansas, Mr. Faso, Mr.
Fitzpatrick, Mr. Fleischmann, Mr. Fortenberry, Mr. Gianforte, Mr.
Gibbs, Mr. Gohmert, Mr. Gonzalez of Texas, Miss Gonzalez-Colon of
Puerto Rico, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Gowdy, Ms. Granger, Mr. Graves of Missouri,
Mr. Graves of Louisiana, Mr. Graves of Georgia, Mr. Al Green of Texas,
Mr. Guthrie, Mrs. Handel, Mr. Harper, Mr. Harris, Mr. Hastings, Mr.
Hensarling, Mr. Jody B. Hice of Georgia, Mr. Himes, Mr. Holding, Mr.
Hudson, Mr. Huizenga, Mr. Hultgren, Mr. Issa, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas,
Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Mr. Joyce of
Ohio, Mr. Katko, Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania, Mr. Kelly of Mississippi,
Mr. King of New York, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. Kinzinger, Mr. Kustoff of
Tennessee, Mr. LaHood, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Lamborn, Mrs. Lesko, Mr.
Loudermilk, Mr. Lucas, Mr. Luetkemeyer, Mr. MacArthur, Mr. Marchant,
Mr. Marino, Mr. Marshall, Mr. McCaul, Mr. McKinley, Mr. Meadows, Mr.
Meeks, Mr. Mitchell, Mr. Mullin, Mrs. Murphy of Florida, Mr. Newhouse,
Mr. Norman, Mr. O'Halleran, Mr. Olson, Mr. Palazzo, Mr. Peterson, Ms.
Pingree, Mr. Pittenger, Mr. Poe of Texas, Mr. Poliquin, Mr. Posey, Mr.
Ratcliffe, Mr. Renacci, Mr. Roe of Tennessee, Mr. Rogers of Kentucky,
Mr. Francis Rooney of Florida, Mr. Thomas J. Rooney of Florida, Ms.
Rosen, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Ross, Mr. Rothfus, Mr. Rouzer, Mr.
Scalise, Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia, Mr. Sessions, Ms. Shea-Porter,
Mr. Shuster, Ms. Sinema, Mr. Smith of Nebraska, Mr. Smith of New
Jersey, Mr. Smith of Missouri, Mr. Smith of Texas, Ms. Stefanik, Mr.
Stivers, Ms. Tenney, Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania, Mr. Thompson of
California, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Tipton, Mr. Turner, Mr. Veasey, Mrs.
Wagner, Mr. Walberg, Mr. Walker, Mrs. Walorski, Ms. Wasserman Schultz,
Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Webster of Florida, Mr. Wenstrup, Mr.
Westerman, Mr. Williams, Mr. Womack, Mr. Woodall, Mr. Young of Iowa,
Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Zeldin, Mr. Brat, Mr. Latta, Ms. Brownley of
California, Mr. Vela, Mr. Bergman, and Mr. Grothman) submitted the
following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight
and Government Reform
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RESOLUTION
Honoring the life of President George Herbert Walker Bush.
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.
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