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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 57 

Honoring the life of David Ferdinand Durenberger, former Senator for the 

State of Minnesota. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

FEBRUARY 13, 2023 

Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Ms. SMITH, Mr. SCHUMER, Mr. MCCONNELL, 

Ms. BALDWIN, Mr. BARRASSO, Mr. BENNET, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. 

BLUMENTHAL, Mr. BOOKER, Mr. BOOZMAN, Mr. BRAUN, Mrs. BRITT, 

Mr. BROWN, Mr. BUDD, Ms. CANTWELL, Mrs. CAPITO, Mr. CARDIN, Mr. 

CARPER, Mr. CASEY, Mr. CASSIDY, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. COONS, Mr. CORNYN, Ms. CORTEZ MASTO, Mr. COTTON, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. CRAPO, Mr. 

CRUZ, Mr. DAINES, Ms. DUCKWORTH, Mr. DURBIN, Ms. ERNST, Mrs. 

FEINSTEIN, Mr. FETTERMAN, Mrs. FISCHER, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Mr. 

GRAHAM, Mr. GRASSLEY, Mr. HAGERTY, Ms. HASSAN, Mr. HAWLEY, Mr. 

HEINRICH, Mr. HICKENLOOPER, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. HOEVEN, Mrs. HYDESMITH, Mr. JOHNSON, Mr. KAINE, Mr. KELLY, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. 

KING, Mr. LANKFORD, Mr. LEE, Mr. LUJA ́N, Ms. LUMMIS, Mr. 

MANCHIN, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. MARSHALL, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. 

MERKLEY, Mr. MORAN, Mr. MULLIN, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. MURPHY, 

Mrs. MURRAY, Mr. OSSOFF, Mr. PADILLA, Mr. PAUL, Mr. PETERS, Mr. 

REED, Mr. RICKETTS, Mr. RISCH, Mr. ROMNEY, Ms. ROSEN, Mr. 

ROUNDS, Mr. RUBIO, Mr. SANDERS, Mr. SCHATZ, Mr. SCHMITT, Mr. 

SCOTT of Florida, Mr. SCOTT of South Carolina, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Ms. 

SINEMA, Ms. STABENOW, Mr. SULLIVAN, Mr. TESTER, Mr. THUNE, Mr. 

TILLIS, Mr. TUBERVILLE, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. VANCE, Mr. WARNER, 

Mr. WARNOCK, Ms. WARREN, Mr. WELCH, Mr. WHITEHOUSE, Mr. 

WICKER, Mr. WYDEN, and Mr. YOUNG) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

Honoring the life of David Ferdinand Durenberger, former 

Senator for the State of Minnesota. 


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Whereas David F. Durenberger— 

(1) was born in St. Cloud, Minnesota, in 1934; 

(2) graduated from St. John’s University in 

Collegeville, Minnesota, and the University of Minnesota 

Law School; and 

(3) practiced law in St. Paul, Minnesota; 

Whereas David F. Durenberger served in the Army from 

1956 to 1963; 

Whereas David F. Durenberger was first elected to the Senate in 1978 and was reelected in 1982 and 1988; 

Whereas David F. Durenberger was the lead Republican 

sponsor in the Senate of the Americans with Disabilities 

Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.), which prohibits 

discrimination based on disability in everyday activities; 

Whereas, while serving in the Senate, David F. Durenberger 

secured protections for Minnesota’s natural treasures, including the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, 

Voyageurs National Park, the Mississippi River, and 

parks and trails throughout the Twin Cities; 

Whereas David F. Durenberger worked with the late Senator 

Paul Wellstone and a bipartisan coalition of Senators to 

secure the passage of the National and Community Service Trust Act of 1993 (Public Law 103–82; 107 Stat. 

785), which established the Corporation for National and 

Community Service (commonly known as ‘‘AmeriCorps’’); 

Whereas David F. Durenberger served the Senate as Chairman of the Select Committee on Intelligence during the 

99th Congress; 

Whereas David F. Durenberger continued to work to improve 

access to health care after leaving office as chair of the 

National Institute of Health Policy and as a senior health 


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policy fellow at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul; 

and 

Whereas David F. Durenberger is survived by his wife of 27 

years, Susan Foote, as well as his 4 sons, 2 stepchildren, 

and 14 grandchildren: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That— 

2 (1) the Senate has heard with profound sorrow 

3 and deep regret the announcement of the death of 

4 David F. Durenberger, former member of the Sen5 ate; 

6 (2) the Senate directs the Secretary of the Sen7 ate to communicate this resolution to the House of 

8 Representatives and transmit an enrolled copy of 

9 this resolution to the family of David F. Duren10 berger; and 

11 (3) when the Senate adjourns today, it stand 

12 adjourned as a further mark of respect to the mem13 ory of the late David F. Durenberger. 

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