# 119-sres-723: A resolution honoring the life of Dirk Arthur Kempthorne, former United States Senator for the State of Idaho.

119-sres-723, A resolution honoring the life of Dirk Arthur Kempthorne, former United States Senator for the State of Idaho., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] (R-ID); status passed_senate (as of 2026-08-26).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-sres-723
- Congress: 119
- Title: A resolution honoring the life of Dirk Arthur Kempthorne, former United States Senator for the State of Idaho.
- Status: passed_senate
- Introduced: 2026-05-11
- Sponsor: Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] (R-ID)
- Cosponsors: 99
- Policy area: Congress
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-26

## Summary

**Honors Dirk Kempthorne’s decades of public service and conservation leadership.** The resolution summarizes his life and career, noting his 1951 birth and University of Idaho degree and his service as Boise mayor, a U.S. senator, Idaho’s 30th governor, and U.S. Secretary of the Interior. It highlights achievements such as Boise’s downtown revitalization, the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act, Safe Drinking Water Act amendments, creation of state environmental offices and GARVEE transportation bonds, conservation and wildfire work, and support for veterans including scholarships tied to the USS Idaho. The Senate expresses sorrow at his death, directs the Secretary to send the enrolled resolution to his family, and orders adjournment as a mark of respect.

## Cosponsors (99)

- Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] (R-ID), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] (R-SD), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] (D-NY), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Alsobrooks, Angela D. [D-MD] (D-MD), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Armstrong, Alan [R-OK] (R-OK), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] (D-WI), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN] (R-IN), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] (R-WY), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] (D-CO), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] (R-TN), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE] (D-DE), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] (R-AR), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Britt, Katie Boyd [R-AL] (R-AL), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] (R-NC), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] (D-WA), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] (R-WV), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] (R-LA), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] (R-ME), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] (D-DE), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] (R-TX), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] (D-NV), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] (R-AR), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] (R-ND), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] (R-TX), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Curtis, John R. [R-UT] (R-UT), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] (R-MT), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] (D-IL), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] (D-IL), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] (R-IA), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Fetterman, John [D-PA] (D-PA), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE] (R-NE), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] (D-NY), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] (R-SC), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] (R-IA), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hagerty, Bill [R-TN] (R-TN), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] (D-NH), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO] (R-MO), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] (D-NM), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hickenlooper, John W. [D-CO] (D-CO), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] (D-HI), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND] (R-ND), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Husted, Jon [R-OH] (R-OH), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS] (R-MS), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI] (R-WI), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Justice, James C. [R-WV] (R-WV), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] (D-VA), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kelly, Mark [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA] (R-LA), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] (I-ME), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] (D-MN), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] (R-OK), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] (R-UT), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] (D-NM), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY] (R-WY), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] (D-MA), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] (R-KS), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY] (R-KY), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. McCormick, David [R-PA] (R-PA), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] (D-OR), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Moody, Ashley [R-FL] (R-FL), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] (R-KS), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Moreno, Bernie [R-OH] (R-OH), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] (R-AK), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] (D-CT), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] (D-WA), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Ossoff, Jon [D-GA] (D-GA), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] (D-CA), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY] (R-KY), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] (D-MI), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] (D-RI), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Ricketts, Pete [R-NE] (R-NE), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] (D-NV), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD] (R-SD), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] (I-VT), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] (D-HI), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schmitt, Eric [R-MO] (R-MO), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] (R-FL), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC] (R-SC), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] (D-NH), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Sheehy, Tim [R-MT] (R-MT), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI] (D-MI), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] (D-MN), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK] (R-AK), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] (R-NC), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Tuberville, Tommy [R-AL] (R-AL), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] (D-MD), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] (D-VA), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Warnock, Raphael G. [D-GA] (D-GA), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] (D-MA), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] (D-RI), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] (R-MS), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] (D-OR), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN] (R-IN), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [119-sres-723 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-resolution/723)

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