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119-sres-483119th Congress

A resolution honoring the extraordinary life, leadership, and legacy of Dr. Jane Goodall.

Sponsored By: Senator Welch, Peter [D-VT]

Passed Senate

Summary

Honors the life and legacy of Dr. Jane Goodall, a pioneering primatologist and global conservation leader. The resolution recounts her 1934 birth in Hampstead, London, her move to Africa in 1957, and her start of long-term chimpanzee studies at Gombe in 1960. It highlights discoveries that reshaped primatology, her founding of the Jane Goodall Institute, the Roots and Shoots program, and TACARE, notes major honors including UN Messenger of Peace and the U.S. Presidential Medal of Freedom, and records her death on October 1, 2025 at age 91 and the lasting reach of her work.

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Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Welch, Peter [D-VT]

VT • D

Cosponsors

  • Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM]

    NM • D

    Sponsored 11/5/2025

  • Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV]

    NV • D

    Sponsored 11/5/2025

  • Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR]

    OR • D

    Sponsored 11/5/2025

  • Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN]

    MN • D

    Sponsored 11/5/2025

  • Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC]

    NC • R

    Sponsored 11/9/2025

  • Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH]

    NH • D

    Sponsored 11/5/2025

  • Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]

    NJ • D

    Sponsored 11/5/2025

  • Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]

    IL • D

    Sponsored 11/5/2025

  • Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI]

    HI • D

    Sponsored 11/5/2025

  • Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 11/5/2025

  • Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE]

    DE • D

    Sponsored 11/5/2025

  • Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA]

    WA • D

    Sponsored 11/5/2025

  • Sen. Ossoff, Jon [D-GA]

    GA • D

    Sponsored 11/5/2025

  • Sen. Hickenlooper, John W. [D-CO]

    CO • D

    Sponsored 11/5/2025

  • Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]

    OR • D

    Sponsored 11/5/2025

  • Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA]

    MA • D

    Sponsored 11/5/2025

  • Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 11/5/2025

Roll Call Votes

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