# 119-sres-897: A resolution honoring the life, service, and legacy of the Honorable Jon Llewellyn Kyl, former Senator for the State of Arizona.

119-sres-897, A resolution honoring the life, service, and legacy of the Honorable Jon Llewellyn Kyl, former Senator for the State of Arizona., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Kelly, Mark [D-AZ] (D-AZ); status passed_senate (as of 2026-10-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-sres-897
- Congress: 119
- Title: A resolution honoring the life, service, and legacy of the Honorable Jon Llewellyn Kyl, former Senator for the State of Arizona.
- Status: passed_senate
- Introduced: 2026-09-23
- Sponsor: Sen. Kelly, Mark [D-AZ] (D-AZ)
- Cosponsors: 99
- Policy area: Congress
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-01

## Summary

**Honors the life and public service of Jon Llewellyn Kyl.** It records his birth on April 25, 1942, in Oakland, Nebraska, his bachelor’s degree in 1964 and Juris Doctor in 1966 from the University of Arizona, admission to the Arizona State Bar in 1966, and 20 years of legal practice in Phoenix. It notes four terms in the U.S. House from 1987 to 1995, service in the U.S. Senate from 1995 to 2013 with leadership roles including Republican Whip, work on water policy, victims’ rights, national security, and defense, his 2018 appointment to fill Senator John McCain’s vacancy, post‑electoral service on the Congressional Commission on the Strategic Posture of the United States, the naming of the Kyl Center for Water Policy and the Kyl Institute for National Security in his honor, and his death at age 84. The resolution expresses profound sorrow, directs the Secretary of the Senate to transmit the text to the House and to his family, and provides for adjournment as a mark of respect.

## Cosponsors (99)

- Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] (D-HI), 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA), 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schmitt, Eric [R-MO] (R-MO), 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Scott, Rick [R-FL] (R-FL), 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC] (R-SC), 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] (D-NH), 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Sheehy, Tim [R-MT] (R-MT), 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI] (D-MI), 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] (D-MN), 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK] (R-AK), 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] (R-NC), 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Tuberville, Tommy [R-AL] (R-AL), 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] (D-MD), 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] (D-VA), 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Warnock, Raphael G. [D-GA] (D-GA), 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] (D-MA), 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] (D-RI), 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] (R-MS), 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] (D-OR), 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN] (R-IN), 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE] (R-NE), 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Moody, Ashley [R-FL] (R-FL), 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] (R-KS), 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Moreno, Bernie [R-OH] (R-OH), 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] (R-IA), 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY] (R-KY), 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] (R-SD), 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] (D-NY), 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Alsobrooks, Angela D. [D-MD] (D-MD), 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Armstrong, Alan [R-OK] (R-OK), 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] (D-WI), 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Banks, Jim [R-IN] (R-IN), 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] (R-WY), 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] (D-CO), 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN] (R-TN), 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] (D-CT), 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE] (D-DE), 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] (R-AR), 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Britt, Katie Boyd [R-AL] (R-AL), 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] (R-NC), 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] (D-WA), 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Capito, Shelley Moore [R-WV] (R-WV), 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] (R-LA), 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME] (R-ME), 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] (D-DE), 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] (R-TX), 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] (D-NV), 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR] (R-AR), 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cramer, Kevin [R-ND] (R-ND), 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] (R-ID), 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] (R-TX), 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Curtis, John R. [R-UT] (R-UT), 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] (R-MT), 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] (D-IL), 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] (D-IL), 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] (R-IA), 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Fetterman, John [D-PA] (D-PA), 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] (D-NY), 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Graham, Darline [R-SC] (R-SC), 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hagerty, Bill [R-TN] (R-TN), 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] (D-NH), 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO] (R-MO), 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] (D-NM), 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hickenlooper, John W. [D-CO] (D-CO), 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] (D-HI), 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND] (R-ND), 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Husted, Jon [R-OH] (R-OH), 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS] (R-MS), 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI] (R-WI), 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Justice, James C. [R-WV] (R-WV), 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] (D-VA), 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA] (R-LA), 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Kim, Andy [D-NJ] (D-NJ), 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. King, Angus S., Jr. [I-ME] (I-ME), 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] (D-MN), 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] (R-OK), 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] (R-UT), 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] (D-NM), 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY] (R-WY), 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] (D-MA), 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] (R-KS), 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. McCormick, David [R-PA] (R-PA), 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] (D-OR), 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] (R-AK), 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] (D-CT), 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] (D-WA), 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Ossoff, Jon [D-GA] (D-GA), 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] (D-CA), 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY] (R-KY), 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] (D-MI), 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] (D-RI), 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Ricketts, Pete [R-NE] (R-NE), 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] (R-ID), 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] (D-NV), 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Rounds, Mike [R-SD] (R-SD), 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] (I-VT), 2026-09-23T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [119-sres-897 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-resolution/897)

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