# 119-hres-1481: Honoring the life and legacy of the Honorable Kay Granger, a Representative from the State of Texas.

119-hres-1481, Honoring the life and legacy of the Honorable Kay Granger, a Representative from the State of Texas., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Goldman, Craig A. [R-TX-12] (R-TX); status introduced (as of 2026-09-04).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hres-1481
- Congress: 119
- Title: Honoring the life and legacy of the Honorable Kay Granger, a Representative from the State of Texas.
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-08-13
- Sponsor: Rep. Goldman, Craig A. [R-TX-12] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 64
- Policy area: Congress
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-04

## Summary

**Honors the life and legacy of Kay Granger.** This resolution would recognize her trailblazing public service as Fort Worth’s first woman mayor, the first Republican woman from Texas in the U.S. House, and the first Republican woman to chair the House Appropriations Committee. It recounts nearly 28 years in Congress, her defense advocacy including co-founding the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter Caucus, and authoring the Monuments Men Recognition Act. The House would express its sympathy to her family, who include two sons, a daughter, and five grandchildren.

## Cosponsors (64)

- Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] (D-TX), 2026-08-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moran, Nathaniel [R-TX-1] (R-TX), 2026-08-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2] (R-TX), 2026-08-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Self, Keith [R-TX-3] (R-TX), 2026-08-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fallon, Pat [R-TX-4] (R-TX), 2026-08-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gooden, Lance [R-TX-5] (R-TX), 2026-08-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ellzey, Jake [R-TX-6] (R-TX), 2026-08-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fletcher, Lizzie [D-TX-7] (D-TX), 2026-08-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Luttrell, Morgan [R-TX-8] (R-TX), 2026-08-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] (D-TX), 2026-08-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] (R-GA), 2026-08-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moolenaar, John R. [R-MI-2] (R-MI), 2026-08-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. LaLota, Nick [R-NY-1] (R-NY), 2026-08-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35] (D-CA), 2026-08-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hudson, Richard [R-NC-9] (R-NC), 2026-08-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller-Meeks, Mariannette [R-IA-1] (R-IA), 2026-08-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Letlow, Julia [R-LA-5] (R-LA), 2026-08-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] (R-TX), 2026-08-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pfluger, August [R-TX-11] (R-TX), 2026-08-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson, Ronny [R-TX-13] (R-TX), 2026-08-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] (R-TX), 2026-08-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. De La Cruz, Monica [R-TX-15] (R-TX), 2026-08-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16] (D-TX), 2026-08-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17] (R-TX), 2026-08-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Menefee, Christian D. [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2026-08-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Arrington, Jodey C. [R-TX-19] (R-TX), 2026-08-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20] (D-TX), 2026-08-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Roy, Chip [R-TX-21] (R-TX), 2026-08-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nehls, Troy E. [R-TX-22] (R-TX), 2026-08-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Duyne, Beth [R-TX-24] (R-TX), 2026-08-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Williams, Roger [R-TX-25] (R-TX), 2026-08-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gill, Brandon [R-TX-26] (R-TX), 2026-08-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cloud, Michael [R-TX-27] (R-TX), 2026-08-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] (D-TX), 2026-08-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29] (D-TX), 2026-08-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crockett, Jasmine [D-TX-30] (D-TX), 2026-08-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31] (R-TX), 2026-08-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Julie [D-TX-32] (D-TX), 2026-08-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-34] (D-TX), 2026-08-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Casar, Greg [D-TX-35] (D-TX), 2026-08-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36] (R-TX), 2026-08-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] (D-TX), 2026-08-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hunt, Wesley [R-TX-38] (R-TX), 2026-08-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] (R-OK), 2026-08-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4] (R-WA), 2026-08-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Womack, Steve [R-AR-3] (R-AR), 2026-08-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Alford, Mark [R-MO-4] (R-MO), 2026-08-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck" [R-TN-3] (R-TN), 2026-08-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bice, Stephanie I. [R-OK-5] (R-OK), 2026-08-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Diaz-Balart, Mario [R-FL-26] (R-FL), 2026-08-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Aderholt, Robert B. [R-AL-4] (R-AL), 2026-08-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] (D-MN), 2026-08-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2026-08-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hinson, Ashley [R-IA-2] (R-IA), 2026-08-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2] (R-NV), 2026-08-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Franklin, Scott [R-FL-18] (R-FL), 2026-08-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rogers, Mike D. [R-AL-3] (R-AL), 2026-08-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rogers, Harold [R-KY-5] (R-KY), 2026-08-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41] (R-CA), 2026-08-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3] (R-NE), 2026-08-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14] (R-OH), 2026-08-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5] (R-NC), 2026-08-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scott, Austin [R-GA-8] (R-GA), 2026-08-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Shreve, Jefferson [R-IN-6] (R-IN), 2026-09-02T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [119-hres-1481 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1481)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hres-1481 (as of 2026-09-04).