119th Congress
S.Res. 286

Honors Barbara Pierce Bush on her 100th birthday

The Senate recognizes the life and public service of former First Lady Barbara Pierce Bush on what would be her 100th birthday, noting her work on literacy.

  • Notes she was born June 8, 1925, in New York City
  • Cites her work as Second Lady and First Lady on public literacy
  • Mentions the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy, started in 1989
  • Says she helped pass the National Literacy Act of 1991

Adopted by the Senate

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