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Bob Packwood Dies at 93 After Expulsion Report

6/8/2026

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The Senate Ethics Committee issued a 10,145-page, 40-pound report that unanimously recommended Senator Bob Packwood’s expulsion.
Packwood died at 93 in Rancho Mirage, California, after resigning from the Senate in 1995 under expulsion threat.
As Senate Finance Committee chair, he helped pass the 1986 Tax Reform Act.
He introduced early abortion-legalization legislation, founded Sunrise Research Corporation, and advised the Senate Finance Committee on tax reform in 2015.

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The Senate Ethics Committee issued a 10,145-page, 40-pound report that unanimously recommended Senator Bob Packwood’s expulsion.
Packwood died at 93 in Rancho Mirage, California, after resigning from the Senate in 1995 under expulsion threat.
As Senate Finance Committee chair, he helped pass the 1986 Tax Reform Act.
He introduced early abortion-legalization legislation, founded Sunrise Research Corporation, and advised the Senate Finance Committee on tax reform in 2015.