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117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. RES. 565 

Honoring and celebrating the life and legacy of Representative Don Young. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 29, 2022 

Ms. MURKOWSKI (for herself, Mr. SULLIVAN, 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. HYDESMITH, Mr. INHOFE, Mr. JOHNSON, Mr. KAINE, Mr. KELLY, Mr. KENNEDY, Mr. KING, Ms. KLOBUCHAR, Mr. LANKFORD, Mr. LEAHY, Mr. 

LEE, Mr. LUJA ́N, Ms. LUMMIS, Mr. MANCHIN, Mr. MARKEY, Mr. MARSHALL, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. MERKLEY, Mr. MORAN, 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. SMITH, Ms. STABENOW, 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 

Honoring and celebrating the life and legacy of 

Representative Don Young. 


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Whereas Donald Edwin Young was born on June 9, 1933, to 

James Young and Nora (Bucy) Young in Meridian, California; 

Whereas Don Young earned an associate degree from Yuba 

Junior College and a bachelor’s degree in teaching from 

Chico State University; 

Whereas Don Young began what would be decades of service 

to the United States when he served in the Army as part 

of the 41st Tank Battalion from 1955 to 1957; 

Whereas Don Young moved to Alaska in 1959 and found his 

true home in the village of Fort Yukon, which is located 

7 miles above the Arctic Circle; 

Whereas Don Young met and married the first love of his 

life, Lula ‘‘Lu’’ Young, in Fort Yukon; 

Whereas Don Young and Lu had 2 wonderful daughters, 

Dawn and Joni, and later 14 grandchildren; 

Whereas Don Young taught fifth grade at a school run by 

the Bureau of Indian Affairs during the winter and 

worked in construction, mining, fishing, and trapping, 

and as a tugboat captain in the warmer months; 

Whereas Don Young was elected mayor of Fort Yukon in 

1964 and served in that role until 1967; 

Whereas Don Young was elected to and served in the Alaska 

House of Representatives from 1967 to 1970 and the 

Alaska State Senate from 1970 to 1973; 

Whereas Don Young was elected to the House of Representatives in 1973 in a special election and served 24 additional and consecutive terms; 

Whereas Representative Young served as Chairman of the 

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resentatives from 1995 to 2001, and the Committee on 

Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives from 2001 to 2007; 

Whereas Representative Young was a champion for Alaska 

Native peoples, including as Chairman of the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs 

of the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of 

Representatives; 

Whereas Representative Young fiercely defended Alaska and 

Alaskans as the sole Representative for the largest State 

in the United States and devoted himself to fulfilling the 

immense promise of his home State; 

Whereas Representative Young was a leader in strengthening 

the role of Alaska in providing for the national defense 

of the United States through his support for the Coast 

Guard, the Alaskan Command, and the ballistic missile 

defense and his steadfast commitment to the leadership 

of the United States in the Arctic; 

Whereas Representative Young sponsored at least 85 bills 

that were enacted into Federal law and sponsored and cosponsored many more measures that were part of broader 

legislation; 

Whereas legislative achievements by Representative Young 

span the policy spectrum, from authorizing the construction of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System to important 

amendments and the Alaska Native Claims Settlement 

Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.); 

Whereas Representative Young authored and advocated for 

generational laws, including the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5301 et 

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tion and Management Act (Public Law 94-265;90 Stat. 

331) in 1976, the National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of 1997 (Public Law 105–57; 111 Stat. 

1252) in 1997, SAFETEA-LU (Public Law 109–59; 119 

Stat. 1144) in 2005, Multinational Species Conservation 

Funds Reauthorization Act of 2007 (Public Law 110- 

132; 121 Stat. 1360) in 2007, and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117–58; 135 Stat. 

429) in 2021; 

Whereas Representative Young formed strong relationships 

and friendships with members on both sides of the aisle 

and proudly worked with 10 different presidents; 

Whereas Representative Young married his second love, Anne 

Garland Walton, in 2015, in the United States Capitol; 

Whereas, on December 5, 2017, Representative Young became the 45th Dean of the House of Representatives, reflecting his status as its most senior member; 

Whereas Representative Young was the longest-serving Republican in the history of Congress; and 

Whereas Representative Young ultimately served the 49th 

State with dedication and distinction for 49 years and 13 

days, which is more than 3⁄4 of the period in which Alaska has been a State: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) mourns the death of Don Young, congress3 man for all Alaska and the 45th Dean of the House 

4 of Representatives; 

5 (2) honors Representative Young for his life6 time of service to Alaska and the United States, his 


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1 spirited bipartisanship, and his enduring respect for 

2 and devotion to the House of Representatives; 

3 (3) respectfully requests that the Secretary of 

4 the Senate— 

5 (A) communicate this resolution to the 

6 House of Representatives; and 

7 (B) transmit an enrolled copy of this reso8 lution to the family of the Honorable Don 

9 Young; and 

10 (4) at the time that the Senate adjourns or re11 cesses today, the Senate stands adjourned as a fur12 ther mark of respect to the memory of the Honor13 able Don Young. 

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