# 119-sres-255: A resolution honoring the life, achievements, and legacy of former United States Senator Christopher "Kit" Bond of Missouri.

119-sres-255, A resolution honoring the life, achievements, and legacy of former United States Senator Christopher "Kit" Bond of Missouri., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO] (R-MO); status passed_senate (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-sres-255
- Congress: 119
- Title: A resolution honoring the life, achievements, and legacy of former United States Senator Christopher "Kit" Bond of Missouri.
- Status: passed_senate
- Introduced: 2025-05-22
- Sponsor: Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO] (R-MO)
- Cosponsors: 99
- Policy area: Congress
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Honors the life and public service of Christopher Samuel "Kit" Bond.** The resolution summarizes his career as Missouri State Auditor, two-term Governor, and four-term U.S. Senator and highlights his work on housing, Parents as Teachers, literacy, care for women and children, support for farmers, and national defense. It records his death on May 13, 2025, notes survivors Linda, his son Sam, and two grandchildren, and directs transmission of the resolution to his family and the House and adjournment as a mark of respect.

## Cosponsors (99)

- Sen. Schmitt, Eric [R-MO] (R-MO), 2025-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] (R-SD), 2025-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] (D-NY), 2025-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Alsobrooks, Angela D. [D-MD] (D-MD), 2025-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] (D-WI), 2025-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN] (R-IN), 2025-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] (R-WY), 2025-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] (D-CO), 2025-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] (R-TN), 2025-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT), 2025-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE] (D-DE), 2025-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2025-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] (R-AR), 2025-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Britt, Katie Boyd [R-AL] (R-AL), 2025-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] (R-NC), 2025-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] (D-WA), 2025-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] (R-WV), 2025-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] (R-LA), 2025-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] (R-ME), 2025-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] (D-DE), 2025-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] (R-TX), 2025-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] (D-NV), 2025-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] (R-AR), 2025-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] (R-ND), 2025-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] (R-ID), 2025-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] (R-TX), 2025-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Curtis, John R. [R-UT] (R-UT), 2025-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] (R-MT), 2025-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] (D-IL), 2025-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] (D-IL), 2025-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] (R-IA), 2025-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Fetterman, John [D-PA] (D-PA), 2025-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE] (R-NE), 2025-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2025-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] (D-NY), 2025-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] (R-SC), 2025-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] (R-IA), 2025-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hagerty, Bill [R-TN] (R-TN), 2025-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] (D-NH), 2025-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] (D-NM), 2025-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hickenlooper, John W. [D-CO] (D-CO), 2025-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] (D-HI), 2025-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND] (R-ND), 2025-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Husted, Jon [R-OH] (R-OH), 2025-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS] (R-MS), 2025-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI] (R-WI), 2025-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Justice, James C. [R-WV] (R-WV), 2025-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] (D-VA), 2025-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kelly, Mark [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2025-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA] (R-LA), 2025-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2025-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] (I-ME), 2025-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] (D-MN), 2025-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] (R-OK), 2025-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] (R-UT), 2025-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] (D-NM), 2025-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY] (R-WY), 2025-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] (D-MA), 2025-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] (R-KS), 2025-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY] (R-KY), 2025-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. McCormick, David [R-PA] (R-PA), 2025-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] (D-OR), 2025-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Moody, Ashley [R-FL] (R-FL), 2025-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] (R-KS), 2025-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Moreno, Bernie [R-OH] (R-OH), 2025-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK-2] (R-OK), 2025-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] (R-AK), 2025-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] (D-CT), 2025-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] (D-WA), 2025-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Ossoff, Jon [D-GA] (D-GA), 2025-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] (D-CA), 2025-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY] (R-KY), 2025-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] (D-MI), 2025-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] (D-RI), 2025-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Ricketts, Pete [R-NE] (R-NE), 2025-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] (R-ID), 2025-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] (D-NV), 2025-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD] (R-SD), 2025-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] (I-VT), 2025-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] (D-HI), 2025-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA), 2025-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] (R-FL), 2025-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC] (R-SC), 2025-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] (D-NH), 2025-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Sheehy, Tim [R-MT] (R-MT), 2025-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI] (D-MI), 2025-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] (D-MN), 2025-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK] (R-AK), 2025-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] (R-NC), 2025-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Tuberville, Tommy [R-AL] (R-AL), 2025-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] (D-MD), 2025-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] (D-VA), 2025-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Warnock, Raphael G. [D-GA] (D-GA), 2025-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] (D-MA), 2025-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2025-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] (D-RI), 2025-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] (R-MS), 2025-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] (D-OR), 2025-05-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN] (R-IN), 2025-05-22T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [119-sres-255 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-resolution/255)

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