A resolution relating to the death of the Honorable Nancy Kassebaum, former United States Senator for the State of Kansas.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 913 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 913

 Relating to the death of the Honorable Nancy Kassebaum, former United 
                States Senator for the State of Kansas.

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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 28, 2026

   Mr. Moran (for himself, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Thune, Mr. Schumer, Ms. 
 Alsobrooks, Mr. Armstrong, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Banks, Mr. Barrasso, Mr. 
   Bennet, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Blunt Rochester, Mr. 
 Booker, Mr. Boozman, Mrs. Britt, Mr. Budd, Ms. Cantwell, Mrs. Capito, 
Mr. Cassidy, Ms. Collins, Mr. Coons, Mr. Cornyn, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. 
 Cotton, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Curtis, Mr. Daines, Ms. 
  Duckworth, Mr. Durbin, Ms. Ernst, Mr. Fetterman, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. 
 Gallego, Mrs. Gillibrand, Ms. Graham, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Hagerty, Ms. 
  Hassan, Mr. Hawley, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Hickenlooper, Ms. Hirono, Mr. 
  Hoeven, Mr. Husted, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Justice, Mr. 
 Kaine, Mr. Kelly, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Kim, Mr. King, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. 
 Lankford, Mr. Lee, Mr. Lujan, Ms. Lummis, Mr. Markey, Mr. McConnell, 
Mr. McCormick, Mr. Merkley, Mrs. Moody, Mr. Moreno, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. 
Murphy, Mrs. Murray, Mr. Ossoff, Mr. Padilla, Mr. Paul, Mr. Peters, Mr. 
Reed, Mr. Ricketts, Mr. Risch, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Rounds, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
  Schatz, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Schmitt, Mr. Scott of Florida, Mr. Scott of 
 South Carolina, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Sheehy, Ms. Slotkin, Ms. Smith, Mr. 
 Sullivan, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Tuberville, Mr. Van Hollen, 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

 
 Relating to the death of the Honorable Nancy Kassebaum, former United 
                States Senator for the State of Kansas.

Whereas Nancy Kassebaum was born in Topeka, Kansas;
Whereas Nancy Kassebaum began her lifetime of public service as a member of the 
        Kansas Governmental Ethics Commission and Kansas Committee on the 
        Humanities, as well as the local school board in Maize, Kansas;
Whereas Nancy Kassebaum advocated on behalf of Kansans as a constituent services 
        staff member for Senator James Pearson from 1975 to 1976;
Whereas Nancy Kassebaum began her United States Senate career in 1978, which 
        would last until 1997, serving during this period as Chairman of the of 
        the Committee on Labor and Human Resources (now known as the Committee 
        on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions);
Whereas Nancy Kassebaum introduced the bipartisan Senate legislation that became 
        the foundation of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability 
        Act (Public Law 104-191; 42 U.S.C. 201 note), which established Federal 
        protections for patients' medical information;
Whereas Nancy Kassebaum was the only woman serving in the United States Senate 
        at the time of her election;
Whereas Nancy Kassebaum was recognized for her public service by President 
        Joseph Biden and was awarded the Presidential Citizens Medal in 2025; 
        and
Whereas Nancy Kassebaum exemplified the American spirit of service and 
        leadership: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That--
            (1) the Senate--
                    (A) has heard with profound sorrow and deep regret 
                the announcement of the death of the Honorable Nancy 
                Kassebaum, former United States Senator for the State 
                of Kansas;
                    (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 Nancy 
                        Kassebaum; and
            (2) when the Senate adjourns today, it stands adjourned as 
        a further mark of respect to the memory of the Honorable Nancy 
        Kassebaum.
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