PUBLIC LAW 110–441—OCT. 21, 2008 122 STAT. 5005 

Public Law 110–441 

110th Congress 

An Act 

To designate a portion of California State Route 91 located in Los Angeles County, 

California, as the ‘‘Juanita Millender-McDonald Highway’’. 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 

the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

SECTION 1. FINDINGS. 

The Congress finds the following: 

(1) Juanita Millender-McDonald was born on September 

7, 1938, in Birmingham, Alabama, to the Reverend Shelly 

and Everlina Dortch Millender. 

(2) Juanita Millender-McDonald earned her bachelor’s 

degree from the University of Redlands in 1981, and her master’s degree from California State University, Los Angeles, in 

1987. 

(3) Juanita Millender-McDonald was a true trailblazer, 

entering public service in 1990 as a member of the Carson 

City Council and becoming the first African-American woman 

to serve on the Carson City Council. 

(4) Continuing as a pioneer, Juanita Millender-McDonald 

served in the California State Assembly from 1992 to 1996, 

and in her first term, she became the first assembly member 

to hold the position of chairwoman of two powerful California 

State Assembly committees (Insurance and Revenue and Taxation). 

(5) Continuing to make history, Juanita MillenderMcDonald served in the United States House of Representatives 

from 1996–2007, becoming the first African-American woman 

to chair any full House Committee when on December 19, 

2006, she was named Chairwoman of the House Committee 

on House Administration. 

(6) A leader among leaders, a University of California 

study named Juanita Millender-McDonald one of the most effective Members of Congress. 

(7) As a Member of Congress, Juanita Millender-McDonald 

was the first African-American woman to give the national 

Democratic response to President Bush’s weekly radio address. 

(8) Juanita Millender-McDonald initiated the first annual 

Memorial Day tribute to women in the military at the Women 

in Military Service For America Memorial at Arlington National 

Cemetery. 

(9) As the founder of the Congressional Goods Movement 

Caucus, Juanita Millender-McDonald was a leader in the promotion of interstate commerce and a tireless advocate for the 

Port of Long Beach, and the Port of Los Angeles. 

Oct. 21, 2008 

[H.R. 4131] 


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122 STAT. 5006 PUBLIC LAW 110–441—OCT. 21, 2008 

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 4131: 

HOUSE REPORTS: No. 110–895 (Comm. on Transportation and Infrastructure). 

CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 154 (2008): 

Sept. 27, 29, considered and passed House. 

Oct. 2, considered and passed Senate. 

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(10) Juanita Millender-McDonald was instrumental in the 

$2,500,000,000 project that created the Alameda Corridor, a 

20-mile rail expressway that opened in April 2002 and is a 

vital connection between the ports and America’s rail system. 

(11) As the founder and executive director of the League 

of African-American Women, an organization responsible for 

the annual ‘‘AIDS Walk for Minority Women and Children’’, 

the legacy of Juanita Millender-McDonald as a humble, selfless 

champion for women will endure for generations to come. 

SEC. 2. DESIGNATION. 

The portion of California State Route 91 located in Los Angeles 

County, California, from post mile 10.4 to post mile 11.1 shall 

be known and designated as the ‘‘Juanita Millender-McDonald 

Highway’’. 

SEC. 3. REFERENCES. 

Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, 

or other record of the United States to the portion of California 

State Route 91 referred to in section 2 shall be deemed to be 

a reference to the ‘‘Juanita Millender-McDonald Highway’’. 

Approved October 21, 2008. 


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