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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 170 

Relating to the death of Walter Frederick Mondale, former Vice President 

of the United States. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

APRIL 21, 2021 

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

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

BLUMENTHAL, Mr. BLUNT, Mr. BOOKER, Mr. BOOZMAN, Mr. BRAUN, 

Mr. BROWN, Mr. BURR, 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, Mrs. FISCHER, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Mr. GRAHAM, Mr. GRASSLEY, Mr. HAGERTY, Ms. HASSAN, Mr. HAWLEY, Mr. HEINRICH, Mr. 

HICKENLOOPER, Ms. HIRONO, Mr. HOEVEN, Mrs. HYDE-SMITH, Mr. 

INHOFE, Mr. JOHNSON, Mr. KAINE, Mr. KELLY, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. 

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

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

MERKLEY, Mr. MORAN, Ms. MURKOWSKI, Mr. MURPHY, Mrs. MURRAY, 

Mr. OSSOFF, Mr. PADILLA, Mr. PAUL, Mr. PETERS, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. 

REED, Mr. RISCH, Mr. ROMNEY, Ms. ROSEN, Mr. ROUNDS, Mr. RUBIO, 

Mr. SANDERS, Mr. SASSE, Mr. SCHATZ, Mr. SCOTT of Florida, Mr. 

SCOTT of South Carolina, Mrs. SHAHEEN, Mr. SHELBY, Ms. SINEMA, 

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

Mr. TOOMEY, Mr. TUBERVILLE, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. WARNER, Mr. 

WARNOCK, Ms. WARREN, Mr. WHITEHOUSE, Mr. WICKER, Mr. WYDEN, 

and Mr. YOUNG) submitted the following resolution; which was considered 

and agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

Relating to the death of Walter Frederick Mondale, former 

Vice President of the United States. 


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Whereas Walter ‘‘Fritz’’ Mondale, the late former Vice President of the United States, was born in Ceylon, Minnesota, to Claribel Mondale and the Reverend Theodore 

S. Mondale; 

Whereas Walter Mondale, after attending Macalester College, 

graduated from the University of Minnesota with a bachelor’s degree in political science, and, after serving in the 

United States Army during the Korean War, obtained his 

law degree from the University of Minnesota Law School; 

Whereas Walter Mondale married Joan Adams, with whom 

he raised 2 sons and a daughter; 

Whereas Walter Mondale was appointed to be Minnesota Attorney General by Governor Orville Freeman in 1960 and 

was elected to a full term 2 years later; 

Whereas, while serving as Minnesota Attorney General, Walter Mondale led a group of 22 State attorneys general to 

submit a brief to the Supreme Court of the United States 

in support of the right to counsel in the landmark case 

Gideon v. Wainwright, 372 U.S. 335 (1963), which the 

Supreme Court of the United States decided unanimously; 

Whereas Minnesota Governor Karl Rolvaag appointed Walter 

Mondale to the United States Senate, filling the seat left 

vacant by Minnesota Senator Hubert Humphrey when he 

resigned after being elected Vice President of the United 

States; 

Whereas, as a United States Senator, Walter Mondale 

prioritized addressing civil rights, including introducing 

the Fair Housing Act of 1968 (Public Law 90–284; 82 

Stat. 73), landmark legislation protecting individuals 

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tional origin, or sex when they are buying or renting a 

home, getting a mortgage, or seeking housing assistance, 

and championing title IX of the Education Amendments 

of 1972 (Public Law 92–318; 86 Stat. 235) to provide 

more educational opportunities for women; 

Whereas, in the Senate, Walter Mondale was a tireless advocate for children, ranging from his key authorship of the 

Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 1974 

(Public Law 93–427) and his support for family services 

to his work to make a college education more affordable; 

Whereas Walter Mondale was selected by Jimmy Carter to be 

his running mate and the candidate for vice president 

and, after winning the 1976 presidential election, was inaugurated as the 42nd Vice President of the United 

States; 

Whereas Walter Mondale defined the role of the modern vice 

presidency as one that serves as the president’s ultimate 

advisor and governing partner; 

Whereas Walter Mondale was nominated to be the Democratic Presidential candidate in 1984 and chose Geraldine 

Ferraro to be his running mate, the first woman to run 

for vice president on a major-party ticket in the country’s 

history; 

Whereas Walter Mondale served his country again as Ambassador to Japan and Special Envoy to Indonesia; 

Whereas, throughout his career, Walter Mondale was a tireless public servant who believed in finding solutions and 

who, as he once described, ‘‘worked on the idea that government can be an instrument for social progress’’; 


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Whereas central to Walter Mondale’s public service mission 

was a dedication to mentoring the next generation of 

leaders, many of whom who serve our country today; 

Whereas Walter Mondale passed away on April 19, 2021; and 

Whereas the Nation is indebted to Walter Mondale, a truly 

distinguished American: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) extends heartfelt condolences to the family 

3 and friends of Walter Mondale; 

4 (2) acknowledges Walter Mondale’s lifetime of 

5 service to the United States as a lawyer, Minnesota 

6 Attorney General, United States Senator, Vice 

7 President of the United States, United States Am8 bassador to Japan, Special Envoy to Indonesia, and 

9 the first presidential candidate from a major party 

10 to select a woman, Geraldine Ferraro, as his running 

11 mate; 

12 (3) commends Walter Mondale for fighting the 

13 good fight, finishing the race, and keeping the faith; 

14 and 

15 (4) when the Senate adjourns today, it stand 

16 adjourned as a further mark of respect to the mem17 ory of Walter Mondale. 

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