Senate honors former First Lady Barbara Bush on her 100th birthday
S.Res. 286 — A resolution recognizing the life, achievements, and public service of former First Lady Barbara Pierce Bush on the occasion of her 100th birthday. · Filed by John Cornyn (R-TX) · 1 cosponsor · Introduced Jun 17, 2025 · Passed chamber
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What it does
The Senate passed a resolution to honor former First Lady Barbara Pierce Bush. The resolution marks what would have been her 100th birthday on June 8, 1925. It recognizes her life and public service. She championed literacy and AIDS awareness during her time in office. This resolution does not create law, spend money, or change any rules.
Who it affects
This resolution honors a deceased public figure. It has no direct impact on citizens, schools, companies, or government programs.
Where it stands
1 cosponsor: 1 Republicans.
- Jun 17, 2025 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in Senate”
- Jun 17, 2025 — Passed the Senate · Congress.gov: “Passed/agreed to in Senate: Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a…”
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Words to know
- resolution — A formal statement passed by Congress to honor someone or recognize an event.
- First Lady — The wife of the President of the United States.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the full bill text on Jul 6, 2026; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,522 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-21.
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