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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

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. <all>