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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[S. Res. 585 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]
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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. RES. 585
Honoring the life, achievements, and legacy of Ben Nighthorse Campbell.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
January 15, 2026
Mr. Bennet (for himself, Mr. Hickenlooper, Mr. Thune, Mr. Schumer, Ms.
Alsobrooks, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Banks, Mr. Barrasso, 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, Mr. Graham,
Mr. Grassley, Mr. Hagerty, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Hawley, Mr. Heinrich, 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. Marshall, Mr. McConnell, Mr. McCormick, Mr. Merkley, Mrs. Moody,
Mr. Moran, Mr. Moreno, Mr. Mullin, 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
Honoring the life, achievements, and legacy of Ben Nighthorse Campbell.
Whereas Ben Nighthorse Campbell was born on April 13, 1933, in Auburn,
California;
Whereas Ben Nighthorse Campbell joined the United States Air Force in 1951 and
was stationed in Korea during the Korean War, serving as an air
policeman;
Whereas Ben Nighthorse Campbell left the United States Air Force in 1953 with
the rank of Airman Second Class and was awarded the Korean Service Medal
and the Air Medal;
Whereas Ben Nighthorse Campbell went on to graduate from university and excel in
judo, winning 3 national titles in the United States, competing in the
1963 Pan-American Games, and representing the United States on a global
stage during the 1964 Summer Olympics, where he was the first Native
American to ever compete on the United States Olympic judo team;
Whereas Ben Nighthorse Campbell and his wife, Linda, moved to her home State of
Colorado and went on to buy a ranch near Ignacio on the Southern Ute
Indian Reservation;
Whereas Ben Nighthorse Campbell learned how to fashion jewelry from his father,
going on to create internationally award-winning jewelry and founding
Nighthorse Jewelry, a successful family business that spans 3
generations of craftsmanship;
Whereas Ben Nighthorse Campbell was elected to the Colorado State Legislature,
where he served for 4 years and was voted one of the 10 best legislators
by his colleagues;
Whereas Ben Nighthorse Campbell was then elected to the House of Representatives
in 1986, becoming one of the few enrolled members of a federally
recognized Tribe to serve in the United States Congress;
Whereas, during his tenure in the House of Representatives, Ben Nighthorse
Campbell authored landmark legislation to establish the National Museum
of the American Indian, honoring the legacy of American indigenous
communities;
Whereas Ben Nighthorse Campbell also authored legislation elevating Black Canyon
of the Gunnison to a national park, creating the Sand Creek Massacre
National Historic Site, and passed the Animas-La Plata water projects
for the Southern Ute Indian and Ute Mountain Ute Tribes;
Whereas Ben Nighthorse Campbell was then elected to the Senate in 1993, serving
as the chair of the Committee on Indian Affairs of the Senate between
1997 and 2005;
Whereas, during the 105th Congress, Ben Nighthorse Campbell passed more
legislation than any other Member of the Senate;
Whereas Ben Nighthorse Campbell was the first and only American Indian to chair
the Committee on Indian Affairs of the Senate and was a member of the
Council of 44 Chiefs of the Northern Cheyenne Tribe; and
Whereas Ben Nighthorse Campbell was a trailblazer who championed bipartisan
action and dedicated his entire life in service of his community, the
people of Colorado, and the United States: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Senate--
(1) has heard with profound sorrow and deep regret the
announcement of the death of Ben Nighthorse Campbell, former
Senator from Colorado;
(2) honors the life, achievements, and legacy of Ben
Nighthorse Campbell for--
(A) his service to his country in the United States
Air Force; and
(B) his exceptional tenure as a Member of both the
Senate and the House of Representatives;
(3) respectfully requests the Secretary of the Senate to--
(A) communicate this resolution to the House of
Representatives; and
(B) transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution to
the family of Ben Nighthorse Campbell; and
(4) stands in recess as a further mark of respect to the
memory of the late Ben Nighthorse Campbell when the Senate
recesses today.
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Introduced in Senate
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent.
Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S263; text: CR S261)
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