# 119-hres-557: Honoring the life, achievements, and legacy of Frederick W. Smith.

119-hres-557, Honoring the life, achievements, and legacy of Frederick W. Smith., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Kustoff, David [R-TN-8] (R-TN); status introduced (as of 2025-12-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hres-557
- Congress: 119
- Title: Honoring the life, achievements, and legacy of Frederick W. Smith.
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-06-27
- Sponsor: Rep. Kustoff, David [R-TN-8] (R-TN)
- Cosponsors: 8
- Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-21

## Summary

**Honors the life and legacy of Frederick W. Smith.** This resolution would recognize his service as a Marine and decorated Vietnam veteran and his role founding Federal Express. It credits FedEx's start as overnight service to 25 cities with 14 jets and its growth into a global logistics company with over 700 aircraft, more than 200,000 vehicles, and about 5,000 facilities. It notes Memphis as FedEx’s primary air hub, his philanthropy for children and the city, and asks the Clerk to send an enrolled copy to his family.

## Cosponsors (8)

- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2025-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Green, Mark E. [R-TN-7] (R-TN), 2025-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ogles, Andrew [R-TN-5] (R-TN), 2025-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DesJarlais, Scott [R-TN-4] (R-TN), 2025-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rose, John W. [R-TN-6] (R-TN), 2025-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck" [R-TN-3] (R-TN), 2025-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Burchett, Tim [R-TN-2] (R-TN), 2025-06-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harshbarger, Diana [R-TN-1] (R-TN), 2025-06-27T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [119-hres-557 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/557)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hres-557 (as of 2025-12-21).