[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 523 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 523

      Honoring the life and legacy of the late Senator Herb Kohl.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            January 11, 2024

Ms. Baldwin (for herself, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Schumer, Mr. McConnell, Mr. 
 Barrasso, Mr. Bennet, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Booker, Mr. 
 Boozman, Mr. Braun, Mrs. Britt, Mr. Brown, Mr. Budd, Ms. Butler, 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, Mr. Fetterman, 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. Kaine, Mr. 
Kelly, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. King, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Lee, Mr. 
Lujan, Ms. Lummis, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Markey, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Menendez, 
  Mr. Merkley, Mr. Moran, Mr. Mullin, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Murphy, Mrs. 
 Murray, Mr. Ossoff, Mr. Padilla, Mr. Paul, Mr. Peters, Mr. Reed, Mr. 
Ricketts, Mr. Risch, Mr. Romney, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Rounds, Mr. Rubio, Mr. 
 Sanders, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Schmitt, Mr. Scott of Florida, Mr. Scott of 
South Carolina, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Sinema, Ms. Smith, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. 
 Sullivan, Mr. Tester, Mr. Thune, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Tuberville, Mr. Van 
Hollen, Mr. Vance, Mr. Warner, Mr. Warnock, Ms. Warren, Mr. Welch, Mr. 
    Whitehouse, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Wyden, and Mr. Young) submitted the 
        following resolution; which was considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
      Honoring the life and legacy of the late Senator Herb Kohl.

Whereas Herb Kohl grew up in the Sherman Park neighborhood of Milwaukee, 
        Wisconsin;
Whereas Herb Kohl earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Wisconsin, 
        which is now home to the basketball and hockey center that bears his 
        name, as well as the Herb Kohl Public Service Research Competition to 
        advance evidence-based policy and governance research by faculty members 
        and students, which were supported through his gifts to the University;
Whereas, as president of the Kohl's Corporation, Herb Kohl followed in his 
        father's footsteps and built with his brothers a chain of over 50 Kohl's 
        grocery stores across the Midwest;
Whereas, when the Milwaukee Bucks were put up for sale and in danger of being 
        bought and moved to another city, Herb Kohl stepped forward in 1985 and 
        bought the team with the promise to Bucks fans that the team would never 
        leave--a promise he fulfilled when the time came to sell the team in 
        2014, donating $100,000,000 to help build a new arena for the community;
Whereas, in 1990, Herb Kohl started the Herb Kohl Educational Foundation, which 
        has provided more than $34,000,000 in grants and scholarships to 
        Wisconsin students, teachers, and schools;
Whereas Herb Kohl answered a call to public service in 1988 and ran for the 
        United States Senate with a commitment to being ``nobody's Senator but 
        yours'' and working across party lines for the people of the State he 
        loved;
Whereas Herb Kohl served Wisconsin in the United States Senate for 24 years, 
        bringing his business experience to his Senate office and treating his 
        more than 5,000,000 Wisconsin constituents as his customers;
Whereas Herb Kohl championed issues important for the people of Wisconsin, 
        fighting every day for dairy farmers, working to protect kids from the 
        threat of gun violence, helping seniors secure and keep high quality 
        health care, and supporting education at all levels, from early 
        childhood through adults attending technical colleges and universities;
Whereas Herb Kohl served on the Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on 
        Appropriations of the Senate and was Chairman of the Special Committee 
        on Aging of the Senate;
Whereas, throughout his Senate tenure and as Chairman of the Special Committee 
        on Aging of the Senate, Herb Kohl championed initiatives to get 
        individuals, families, and communities the health insurance and care 
        they needed, focusing on the most vulnerable--children and seniors--and 
        the most difficult to reach--rural communities;
Whereas Herb Kohl used his position as Chairman of the Subcommittee on 
        Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and 
        Related Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate to 
        advance Wisconsin's dairy interests and strengthen nutrition programs 
        for children, including by expanding after-school feeding programs, 
        launching school breakfast start-up grants, expanding summer food 
        service for students, and leading the charge to fund the special 
        supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children 
        (commonly referred to as ``WIC''), which provides nutrition assistance 
        to pregnant women, infants, and children;
Whereas, as a member of the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate, Herb Kohl 
        worked to provide funding for police departments across Wisconsin, 
        advance legislation for child safety locks on handguns, strengthen 
        efforts in the State to fight drug trafficking, and institute ratings 
        for video games;
Whereas Herb Kohl's office assisted Wisconsinites through individual casework 
        for more than 2 decades, earning a reputation as having one of the best 
        customer service operations in the United States Senate; and
Whereas, on December 27, 2023, at the age of 88, Herb Kohl died, leaving behind 
        a legacy of dedication and service to the people of Wisconsin: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved, That--
            (1) the Senate--
                    (A) recognizes with profound sorrow and deep regret 
                the death of the Honorable Herb Kohl, former Senator 
                for the State of Wisconsin; and
                    (B) respectfully requests that the Secretary of the 
                Senate--
                            (i) communicate this resolution to the 
                        House of Representatives; and
                            (ii) transmit an enrolled copy of this 
                        resolution to the family of the Honorable Herb 
                        Kohl; and
            (2) when the Senate adjourns today, it stands adjourned as 
        a further mark of respect to the memory of the Honorable Herb 
        Kohl.
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