; Whereas President George H.W. Bush is noted for the advancement of civil rights with the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act; Whereas President George H.W. Bush negotiated the North American Free Trade Agreement, creating the world’s largest free trade zone; Whereas, on January 6, 2000, President George H.W. Bush and First Lady Barbara Pierce Bush became the longest married Presidential couple, setting forth for the Nation an example of love and commitment; Whereas, on January 10, 2009, the U.S.S. George H.W. Bush was commissioned as the 10th and final Nimitz-class carrier for the Navy, named in recognition of George H.W. Bush’s Navy service; Whereas, in 2011, President George H.W. Bush received the Medal of Freedom, the Nation’s highest civilian award, for his life of public service and commitment to liberty; Whereas President George H.W. Bush was a tireless advocate for volunteerism and community service, speaking in his inaugural address of a Thousand Points of Light, of all the community organizations that are spread like stars throughout the Nation, doing good ; Whereas President George H.W. Bush and Barbara Bush were strong supporters of the Bush School of Government and Public Service at Texas A&M University, established in 1997 as a component of the George H.W. Bush Presidential Library, to encourage future generations to live a life of service to others; Whereas President George H.W. Bush, with Barbara Bush, had 6 children, 17 grandchildren, and 8 great-grandchildren, and considered Houston, Texas, his home and Walker’s Point in Kennebunkport, Maine, as his anchor to windward ; and Whereas President George H.W. Bush’s life will be remembered for civility, public service, humility, and servant leadership: Now, therefore, be it