HJR258 Summary

• Mourns the death of Reverend Billy Graham on February 21, 2018, at age 99 in Montreat, North Carolina.

• Recognizes Graham's evangelical ministry spanning over 60 years, during which he preached to more than 215 million people across more than 400 crusades in over 185 countries and territories.

• Acknowledges Graham's major evangelistic initiatives including three global conferences in Amsterdam training 23,000 evangelists and the 2013 "My Hope" project that involved more than 26,000 churches across the United States and Canada.

• Expresses condolences to his family and celebrates his legacy, noting survivors include his sister, four daughters, 19 grandchildren, and 41 great-grandchildren.

• House adopted March 6, 2018; Senate adopted March 13, 2018.