A resolution honoring the life and legacy of the Honorable Mia Bourdeau Love, former Representative for the State of Utah.
This is a Senate resolution (S. Res. 155) that honors the life and legacy of Mia Bourdeau Love, a former Representative from Utah. The resolution is ceremonial in nature: it expresses the Senate’s sorrow at her passing, highlights her groundbreaking public service career (including being Utah’s first African-American woman mayor and the first Black Republican woman elected to Congress), and acknowledges her faith, family, and post-congressional work as a commentator and author. It directs the Secretary of the Senate to communicate the resolution to the House and transmit an enrolled copy to Love’s family, and it states that the Senate will adjourn in memory of her upon adoption of the resolution. The bill does not propose policy changes or new funding; its purpose is to publicly recognize and memorialize Love’s contributions.
Key Points
- 1The resolution honors the life and legacy of Mia Bourdeau Love, including her public service and leadership in Utah and on the national stage.
- 2It notes Love’s historic firsts: the first African-American woman elected mayor in Utah (Saratoga Springs, 2009) and the first Black Republican woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives (2014).
- 3The resolution highlights her values (family, faith, freedom) and her post-congressional work as a political commentator, author, and national thought leader.
- 4It emphasizes Love’s faith as a central influence in her life and leadership.
- 5Procedural actions: the Secretary of the Senate is asked to communicate the resolution to the House and to transmit an enrolled copy to Love’s family; the Senate will adjourn in memory of her upon adoption.