[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 37 (Thursday, March 1, 2018)]
[House]
[Page H1338]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




EXPRESSING THE CONDOLENCES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ON THE DEATH 
                      OF THE REVEREND BILLY GRAHAM

  Mr. BUDD. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on 
Oversight and Government Reform be discharged from further 
consideration of House Resolution 759, and ask for its immediate 
consideration in the House.
  The Clerk read the title of the resolution.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from North Carolina?
  There was no objection.
  The text of the resolution is as follows:

                              H. Res. 759

       Resolved, That the House of Representatives offers its deep 
     sympathies to the members of the family of the late Reverend 
     Billy Graham.
       Resolved, That the House of Representatives honors the 
     legacy of Reverend Billy Graham for his life-long commitment 
     to preaching the Gospels, his fight for civil rights, his 
     opposition to communism, and the spiritual guidance that he 
     provided to millions of people in the United States and 
     around the world.
       Resolved, That when the House adjourns today, it do so as a 
     mark of respect to the memory of the late Billy Graham.

  The resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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