Expresses the sense of Congress honoring Senator John McCain's legacy as one of the greatest patriots and statesmen in U.S. history.
[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 140 Introduced in House (IH)]
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115th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. CON. RES. 140
Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the life and work of Senator
John S. McCain III in promoting the United States, human rights, and
peace.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 26, 2018
Mr. Kinzinger (for himself, Mr. Moulton, Mrs. McMorris Rodgers, Mr.
Royce of California, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Hastings, Mr. Veasey,
Mr. Taylor, Mr. Rush, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Mrs. Murphy of Florida, Mr.
Gallego, Mr. Lance, Mr. Brown of Maryland, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Carbajal,
Mr. Womack, Ms. Stefanik, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Correa, Mr. Crist, Ms.
McSally, Mr. McCaul, Mr. Costello of Pennsylvania, Mr. Johnson of
Georgia, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Himes, Mr. Paulsen, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Mr.
Rodney Davis of Illinois, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. O'Halleran, Ms. Speier, Mr.
Lynch, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. Reichert, Mr. Thomas J. Rooney of Florida, Mr.
Pittenger, Ms. Jackson Lee, Mr. Gonzalez of Texas, Ms. Eddie Bernice
Johnson of Texas, Mr. Curbelo of Florida, Ms. Sinema, Mr. Bishop of
Michigan, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. LaHood, Mr.
Brendan F. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Mr. Roe of Tennessee, Mrs. Comstock,
Mr. Langevin, Ms. Rosen, Mrs. Bustos, Mr. Banks of Indiana, Mr. Gowdy,
Mr. Schweikert, Mrs. Lesko, Ms. Hanabusa, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr.
Diaz-Balart, Mr. Burgess, Mr. Cramer, Ms. Jenkins of Kansas, Mr. Brady
of Pennsylvania, Mr. Cole, Mr. Olson, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. King of
New York, Mr. Faso, Mr. Hultgren, and Mr. Engel) submitted the
following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on
House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the life and work of Senator
John S. McCain III in promoting the United States, human rights, and
peace.
Whereas Senator John S. McCain III was born at Coco Solo Naval Air Station in
the Panama Canal Zone on August 29, 1936, to Admiral John and Roberta
McCain;
Whereas Senator McCain began his service to our Nation after graduating from the
U.S. Naval Academy in 1958, followed by postings to Naval Air Station
Pensacola and Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, where he graduated from
flight school in 1960;
Whereas Senator McCain served as a naval aviator for 22 years, including during
the Vietnam War, where upon his arrival, he volunteered for combat duty;
Whereas, on July 29, 1967, Senator McCain was on board the U.S.S. Forrestal when
a fire erupted, taking the lives of 134 sailors and injuring 161 crew
members, including Senator McCain, who, during his recovery, again
volunteered for combat duty;
Whereas, on October 26, 1967, during a combat mission, Senator McCain's aircraft
took fire from North Vietnamese forces near the city of Hanoi, and
Senator McCain was forced to eject from his aircraft and land in a
nearby lake, resulting in Senator McCain breaking both his arms and his
leg;
Whereas Senator McCain was taken prisoner by North Vietnamese forces and denied
medical treatment and subjected to torture;
Whereas during his time as a prisoner of war, Senator McCain was held at the Hoa
Lo Prison, also known as the ``Hanoi Hilton'', where he was placed into
solitary confinement for 2 years;
Whereas Senator McCain's love for the United States only grew during his
imprisonment, and he spoke often of those events: ``In prison, I fell in
love with my country. I had loved her before then, but like most young
people, my affection was little more than a simple appreciation for the
comforts and privileges most Americans enjoyed and took for granted. It
wasn't until I had lost America for a time that I realized how much I
loved her.'';
Whereas, upon his release and recovery, Senator McCain became the Commanding
Officer of a flight training squadron at Naval Air Station Cecil Field,
and, during this time, the squadron was awarded its first Meritorious
Unit Commendation, and trained the first woman to fly a light attack
aircraft;
Whereas, after relinquishing his command, Senator McCain continued his service
as a naval liaison to the United States Senate, maintaining his
trademark passion, highlighted by his relentless fight against reducing
the size of aircraft carriers, fearing such changes would jeopardize the
Nation's naval capabilities;
Whereas, for his service in the Navy, Senator McCain was awarded the Silver
Star, the Legion of Merit with combat ``V'' and one Gold Star device,
the Bronze Star with combat ``V'' and two Gold Star devices, the
Distinguished Flying Cross, and the Purple Heart with one Gold Star
device during his distinguished military career;
Whereas Senator McCain's dedication to the United States led him to continue his
government service, as he was elected to the United States House of
Representatives in 1982 and the United States Senate in 1986;
Whereas, in a career that spanned more than three decades, Senator McCain
strongly supported a free press, praised bipartisan efforts, and fought
for the security of the United States;
Whereas Senator McCain's lifelong mission of resisting repressive regimes gave a
voice and hope to millions of oppressed people around the world, as
evinced by his 47 visits to Iraq and Afghanistan, and over 20 trips to
Vietnam where he met his former captors in the Hanoi Hilton;
Whereas Senator McCain served as an unofficial ambassador of the United States
wherever he traveled, epitomizing American values to the world;
Whereas in keeping with Senator McCain's outlook, the American people must never
surrender or hide from difficult tasks, and instead work to ensure that
the United States remains a shining city on a hill that provides hope to
the oppressed;
Whereas Senator McCain was a vocal believer in the strengths of the United
States, saying:
(1) ``Our shared values define us more than our differences. And
acknowledging those shared values can see us through our challenges today
if we have the wisdom to trust in them again.''
(2) ``Civic participation over a lifetime, working in neighborhoods and
communities and service of all kinds--military and civilian, full-time and
part-time, national and international--will strengthen America's civic
purpose.''
(3) ``America's greatest strength has always been its hopeful vision of
human progress.''
(4) ``Glory belongs to the act of being constant to something greater
than yourself, to a cause, to your principles, to the people on whom you
rely and who rely on you in return.''
(5) ``Whatever our differences, we are fellow Americans. And please
believe me when I say no association has ever meant more to me than that.''
(6) ``Americans never quit. We never surrender. We never hide from
history. We make history.''; and
Whereas, on August 25, 2018, at the age of 81, Senator John S. McCain III passed
away, leaving behind his wife, Cindy, his seven children, his mother,
Roberta, and a legacy of passionate service to the United States and
advocacy for a strong American presence around the world: Now,
therefore, be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring),
That it is the sense of Congress that--
(1) Senator John McCain's legacy is at home amongst those
of the greatest patriots and statesmen in the history of the
United States;
(2) the condolences of every member of Congress is offered
to the McCain family and all those who loved Senator McCain
around the world;
(3) every American should strive to be honorable as Senator
McCain did and advocate for global peace and the unalienable
rights of all men and women around the world; and
(4) the United States Congress should honor Senator
McCain's legacy through a memorial on the grounds of the
Capitol of the United States.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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