[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 523 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]
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118th CONGRESS
2d Session
S. RES. 523
Honoring the life and legacy of the late Senator Herb Kohl.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
January 11, 2024
Ms. Baldwin (for herself, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Schumer, Mr. McConnell, Mr.
Barrasso, Mr. Bennet, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Booker, Mr.
Boozman, Mr. Braun, Mrs. Britt, Mr. Brown, Mr. Budd, Ms. Butler, Ms.
Cantwell, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Carper, Mr. Casey, Mr. Cassidy,
Ms. Collins, Mr. Coons, Mr. Cornyn, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. Cotton, Mr.
Cramer, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Daines, Ms. Duckworth, Mr. Durbin, Ms.
Ernst, Mr. Fetterman, Mrs. Fischer, Mrs. Gillibrand, Mr. Graham, Mr.
Grassley, Mr. Hagerty, Ms. Hassan, Mr. Hawley, Mr. Heinrich, Mr.
Hickenlooper, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Hoeven, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr. Kaine, Mr.
Kelly, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. King, Ms. Klobuchar, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Lee, Mr.
Lujan, Ms. Lummis, Mr. Manchin, Mr. Markey, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Menendez,
Mr. Merkley, Mr. Moran, Mr. Mullin, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Murphy, Mrs.
Murray, Mr. Ossoff, Mr. Padilla, Mr. Paul, Mr. Peters, Mr. Reed, Mr.
Ricketts, Mr. Risch, Mr. Romney, Ms. Rosen, Mr. Rounds, Mr. Rubio, Mr.
Sanders, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Schmitt, Mr. Scott of Florida, Mr. Scott of
South Carolina, Mrs. Shaheen, Ms. Sinema, Ms. Smith, Ms. Stabenow, Mr.
Sullivan, Mr. Tester, Mr. Thune, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Tuberville, Mr. Van
Hollen, Mr. Vance, 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 and legacy of the late Senator Herb Kohl.
Whereas Herb Kohl grew up in the Sherman Park neighborhood of Milwaukee,
Wisconsin;
Whereas Herb Kohl earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Wisconsin,
which is now home to the basketball and hockey center that bears his
name, as well as the Herb Kohl Public Service Research Competition to
advance evidence-based policy and governance research by faculty members
and students, which were supported through his gifts to the University;
Whereas, as president of the Kohl's Corporation, Herb Kohl followed in his
father's footsteps and built with his brothers a chain of over 50 Kohl's
grocery stores across the Midwest;
Whereas, when the Milwaukee Bucks were put up for sale and in danger of being
bought and moved to another city, Herb Kohl stepped forward in 1985 and
bought the team with the promise to Bucks fans that the team would never
leave--a promise he fulfilled when the time came to sell the team in
2014, donating $100,000,000 to help build a new arena for the community;
Whereas, in 1990, Herb Kohl started the Herb Kohl Educational Foundation, which
has provided more than $34,000,000 in grants and scholarships to
Wisconsin students, teachers, and schools;
Whereas Herb Kohl answered a call to public service in 1988 and ran for the
United States Senate with a commitment to being ``nobody's Senator but
yours'' and working across party lines for the people of the State he
loved;
Whereas Herb Kohl served Wisconsin in the United States Senate for 24 years,
bringing his business experience to his Senate office and treating his
more than 5,000,000 Wisconsin constituents as his customers;
Whereas Herb Kohl championed issues important for the people of Wisconsin,
fighting every day for dairy farmers, working to protect kids from the
threat of gun violence, helping seniors secure and keep high quality
health care, and supporting education at all levels, from early
childhood through adults attending technical colleges and universities;
Whereas Herb Kohl served on the Committee on the Judiciary and the Committee on
Appropriations of the Senate and was Chairman of the Special Committee
on Aging of the Senate;
Whereas, throughout his Senate tenure and as Chairman of the Special Committee
on Aging of the Senate, Herb Kohl championed initiatives to get
individuals, families, and communities the health insurance and care
they needed, focusing on the most vulnerable--children and seniors--and
the most difficult to reach--rural communities;
Whereas Herb Kohl used his position as Chairman of the Subcommittee on
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and
Related Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate to
advance Wisconsin's dairy interests and strengthen nutrition programs
for children, including by expanding after-school feeding programs,
launching school breakfast start-up grants, expanding summer food
service for students, and leading the charge to fund the special
supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, and children
(commonly referred to as ``WIC''), which provides nutrition assistance
to pregnant women, infants, and children;
Whereas, as a member of the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate, Herb Kohl
worked to provide funding for police departments across Wisconsin,
advance legislation for child safety locks on handguns, strengthen
efforts in the State to fight drug trafficking, and institute ratings
for video games;
Whereas Herb Kohl's office assisted Wisconsinites through individual casework
for more than 2 decades, earning a reputation as having one of the best
customer service operations in the United States Senate; and
Whereas, on December 27, 2023, at the age of 88, Herb Kohl died, leaving behind
a legacy of dedication and service to the people of Wisconsin: Now,
therefore, be it
Resolved, That--
(1) the Senate--
(A) recognizes with profound sorrow and deep regret
the death of the Honorable Herb Kohl, former Senator
for the State of Wisconsin; and
(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 Herb
Kohl; and
(2) when the Senate adjourns today, it stands adjourned as
a further mark of respect to the memory of the Honorable Herb
Kohl.
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