# 119-sres-585: A resolution honoring the life, achievements, and legacy of Ben Nighthorse Campbell.

119-sres-585, A resolution honoring the life, achievements, and legacy of Ben Nighthorse Campbell., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] (D-CO); status passed_senate (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-sres-585
- Congress: 119
- Title: A resolution honoring the life, achievements, and legacy of Ben Nighthorse Campbell.
- Status: passed_senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-15
- Sponsor: Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] (D-CO)
- Cosponsors: 99
- Policy area: Congress
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Honors the life and legacy of Ben Nighthorse Campbell.** A Korean War Air Force veteran, Olympic judo competitor, jeweler and rancher, Colorado legislator, U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator, he chaired the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs and authored landmark measures including the National Museum of the American Indian, Black Canyon of the Gunnison park designation, the Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site, and water projects for the Southern Ute and Ute Mountain Ute tribes. The resolution asks the Secretary of the Senate to transmit an enrolled copy to his family and marks his memory with a Senate recess as a further sign of respect.

## Cosponsors (99)

- Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] (D-NY), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hickenlooper, John W. [D-CO] (D-CO), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] (R-SD), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Alsobrooks, Angela D. [D-MD] (D-MD), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] (D-WI), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN] (R-IN), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] (R-WY), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] (R-TN), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE] (D-DE), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] (R-AR), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Britt, Katie Boyd [R-AL] (R-AL), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] (R-NC), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] (D-WA), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] (R-WV), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] (R-LA), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] (R-ME), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] (D-DE), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] (R-TX), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] (D-NV), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] (R-AR), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] (R-ND), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] (R-ID), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] (R-TX), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Curtis, John R. [R-UT] (R-UT), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] (R-MT), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] (D-IL), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] (D-IL), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] (R-IA), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Fetterman, John [D-PA] (D-PA), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE] (R-NE), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] (D-NY), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] (R-SC), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] (R-IA), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hagerty, Bill [R-TN] (R-TN), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] (D-NH), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO] (R-MO), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] (D-NM), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] (D-HI), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND] (R-ND), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Husted, Jon [R-OH] (R-OH), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS] (R-MS), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI] (R-WI), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Justice, James C. [R-WV] (R-WV), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] (D-VA), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kelly, Mark [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA] (R-LA), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] (I-ME), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] (D-MN), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] (R-OK), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] (R-UT), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] (D-NM), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY] (R-WY), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] (D-MA), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] (R-KS), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY] (R-KY), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. McCormick, David [R-PA] (R-PA), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] (D-OR), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Moody, Ashley [R-FL] (R-FL), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] (R-KS), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Moreno, Bernie [R-OH] (R-OH), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK-2] (R-OK), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] (R-AK), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] (D-CT), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] (D-WA), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Ossoff, Jon [D-GA] (D-GA), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] (D-CA), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY] (R-KY), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] (D-MI), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] (D-RI), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Ricketts, Pete [R-NE] (R-NE), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] (R-ID), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] (D-NV), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD] (R-SD), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] (I-VT), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] (D-HI), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schmitt, Eric [R-MO] (R-MO), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] (R-FL), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC] (R-SC), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] (D-NH), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Sheehy, Tim [R-MT] (R-MT), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI] (D-MI), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] (D-MN), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK] (R-AK), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] (R-NC), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Tuberville, Tommy [R-AL] (R-AL), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] (D-MD), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] (D-VA), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Warnock, Raphael G. [D-GA] (D-GA), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] (D-MA), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] (D-RI), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] (R-MS), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] (D-OR), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN] (R-IN), 2026-01-15T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [119-sres-585 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-resolution/585)

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