# 119-sres-739: A resolution honoring the life and legacy of John Seymour, the late Senator for the State of California.

119-sres-739, A resolution honoring the life and legacy of John Seymour, the late Senator for the State of California., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] (D-CA); status passed_senate (as of 2026-06-04).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-sres-739
- Congress: 119
- Title: A resolution honoring the life and legacy of John Seymour, the late Senator for the State of California.
- Status: passed_senate
- Introduced: 2026-05-19
- Sponsor: Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 99
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-06-04

## Summary

**Honoring the life and public service of Senator John Seymour.** The resolution recounts his biography and achievements: born December 3, 1937 in Chicago, served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1955 to 1959, graduated from the University of California, Los Angeles in 1962, built a career in Southern California real estate and led the California Association of Realtors in 1980, served on the Anaheim City Council and as Mayor of Anaheim and helped bring the Los Angeles Rams to Orange County, served as a California State Senator and a U.S. Senator and sat on Senate committees including Agriculture, Energy, Homeland Security, and Small Business, worked with Senator Alan Cranston on the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 that secured billions for California, and is remembered for conservation efforts, affordable housing work, and community leadership. The resolution expresses the Senate's sorrow at his death and directs communication of condolences to his family and the House and orders the Senate to stand adjourned as a mark of respect.

## Cosponsors (99)

- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA), 2026-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] (R-SD), 2026-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] (D-NY), 2026-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Alsobrooks, Angela D. [D-MD] (D-MD), 2026-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Armstrong, Alan [R-OK] (R-OK), 2026-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] (D-WI), 2026-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN] (R-IN), 2026-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] (R-WY), 2026-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] (D-CO), 2026-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] (R-TN), 2026-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT), 2026-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE] (D-DE), 2026-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2026-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] (R-AR), 2026-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Britt, Katie Boyd [R-AL] (R-AL), 2026-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] (R-NC), 2026-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] (D-WA), 2026-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] (R-WV), 2026-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] (R-LA), 2026-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] (R-ME), 2026-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] (D-DE), 2026-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] (R-TX), 2026-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] (D-NV), 2026-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] (R-AR), 2026-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] (R-ND), 2026-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] (R-ID), 2026-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] (R-TX), 2026-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Curtis, John R. [R-UT] (R-UT), 2026-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] (R-MT), 2026-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] (D-IL), 2026-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] (D-IL), 2026-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] (R-IA), 2026-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Fetterman, John [D-PA] (D-PA), 2026-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE] (R-NE), 2026-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2026-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] (D-NY), 2026-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] (R-SC), 2026-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] (R-IA), 2026-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hagerty, Bill [R-TN] (R-TN), 2026-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] (D-NH), 2026-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO] (R-MO), 2026-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] (D-NM), 2026-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hickenlooper, John W. [D-CO] (D-CO), 2026-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] (D-HI), 2026-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND] (R-ND), 2026-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Husted, Jon [R-OH] (R-OH), 2026-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS] (R-MS), 2026-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI] (R-WI), 2026-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Justice, James C. [R-WV] (R-WV), 2026-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] (D-VA), 2026-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kelly, Mark [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2026-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA] (R-LA), 2026-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2026-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] (I-ME), 2026-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] (D-MN), 2026-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] (R-OK), 2026-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] (R-UT), 2026-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] (D-NM), 2026-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY] (R-WY), 2026-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] (D-MA), 2026-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] (R-KS), 2026-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY] (R-KY), 2026-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. McCormick, David [R-PA] (R-PA), 2026-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] (D-OR), 2026-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Moody, Ashley [R-FL] (R-FL), 2026-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] (R-KS), 2026-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Moreno, Bernie [R-OH] (R-OH), 2026-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] (R-AK), 2026-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] (D-CT), 2026-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] (D-WA), 2026-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Ossoff, Jon [D-GA] (D-GA), 2026-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY] (R-KY), 2026-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] (D-MI), 2026-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] (D-RI), 2026-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Ricketts, Pete [R-NE] (R-NE), 2026-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] (R-ID), 2026-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] (D-NV), 2026-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD] (R-SD), 2026-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] (I-VT), 2026-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] (D-HI), 2026-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schmitt, Eric [R-MO] (R-MO), 2026-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] (R-FL), 2026-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC] (R-SC), 2026-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] (D-NH), 2026-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Sheehy, Tim [R-MT] (R-MT), 2026-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI] (D-MI), 2026-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] (D-MN), 2026-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK] (R-AK), 2026-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] (R-NC), 2026-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Tuberville, Tommy [R-AL] (R-AL), 2026-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] (D-MD), 2026-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] (D-VA), 2026-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Warnock, Raphael G. [D-GA] (D-GA), 2026-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] (D-MA), 2026-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2026-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] (D-RI), 2026-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] (R-MS), 2026-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] (D-OR), 2026-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN] (R-IN), 2026-05-19T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [119-sres-739 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-resolution/739)

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