IV 
109TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 963 
Congratulating and thanking Secretary of Transportation Norman Y. Mineta 
for his 40 years of dedicated service to the people of the United States. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 28, 2006 
Mrs. TAUSCHER (for herself, Mr. HONDA, Mr. OBERSTAR, Ms. PELOSI, Mr. 
DREIER, Ms. MATSUI, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Ms. ZOE LOFGREN of Cali-
fornia, Mr. LANTOS, Mrs. CAPPS, Mr. FARR, Mr. BECERRA, Mr. SHER-
MAN, Ms. WATSON, Mr. COSTA, Ms. LINDA T. SA´NCHEZ of California, 
Mr. BERMAN, Mr. GEORGE MILLER of California, Mr. LEWIS of Cali-
fornia, Ms. WOOLSEY, Ms. ESHOO, Mr. GARY G. MILLER of California, 
Mr. SCHIFF, Mr. CALVERT, Ms. LEE, Ms. HARMAN, Mr. DAVIS of Ten-
nessee, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas, Ms. NORTON, Mr. 
HOLDEN, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Mr. SIMMONS, Mr. BISHOP of 
New York, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. BOOZMAN, Ms. BERKLEY, Mr. COBLE, 
Mr. MATHESON, Mr. BLUMENAUER, Mr. SHUSTER, Mr. BOUSTANY, Ms. 
SOLIS, Ms. MILLENDER-MCDONALD, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. PORTER, Mr. 
WAXMAN, Mr. HIGGINS, Mr. THOMPSON of California, Mr. CARNAHAN, 
Mr. CARDOZA, Mr. CAMPBELL of California, Mr. RADANOVICH, Mr. KEN-
NEDY of Minnesota, Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD, Mr. BILBRAY, Mr. ROHR-
ABACHER, Mr. ISSA, Mr. HERGER, Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of Cali-
fornia, Mr. ROYCE, Mr. BACA, Mrs. DAVIS of California, Mr. GALLEGLY, 
Ms. BORDALLO, Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, Mr. STARK, Mr. THOMAS, Mr. 
FILNER, Ms. WATERS, Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ of California, and Mr. 
PETRI) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
Committee on House Administration 
RESOLUTION 
Congratulating and thanking Secretary of Transportation 
Norman Y. Mineta for his 40 years of dedicated service 
to the people of the United States. 
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Whereas on July 7, 2006, Secretary Mineta completed his 
service as Secretary of Transportation as the longest 
serving Secretary of Transportation in the Department of 
Transportation’s 40-year history; 
Whereas Secretary Mineta’s life has been the story of a man 
who never shied away from a challenge and who broke 
numerous barriers along the way; 
Whereas throughout his career, Secretary Mineta has cham-
pioned the goal of equal rights and equal opportunity for 
all Americans; 
Whereas Secretary Mineta’s legacy of public service began 
when he enlisted in the United States Army in 1953 and 
served honorably until 1956 in defense of our Nation; 
Whereas Secretary Mineta served on the city council of the 
city of San Jose from 1967 to 1971 and later served as 
the mayor of the city of San Jose, making him the first 
Asian American mayor of a major American city; 
Whereas Secretary Mineta was elected a Member of Congress 
in 1974 and served in that capacity until 1995, during 
which time he served as chairman of the Committee on 
Public Works and Transportation of the House of Rep-
resentatives and chairman of the Committee’s Aviation, 
Public Buildings, and Surface Transportation Sub-
committees; 
Whereas during his time in Congress, Secretary Mineta 
championed the Civil Liberties Act of 1988, which offered 
an official apology to the 120,000 Americans of Japanese 
ancestry who, as he did, suffered internment and evacu-
ation by the United States Government during World 
War II; 
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Whereas during Secretary Mineta’s career on the Committee 
on Public Works and Transportation, he championed in-
creases in investment for transportation infrastructure 
and was a key author of the landmark Intermodal Sur-
face Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991; 
Whereas the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency 
Act of 1991 encouraged States, metropolitan planning 
agencies, and public transit agencies to consider 
multimodal solutions to surface transportation problems 
and led to major increases in public transit ridership and 
bicycle and pedestrian use; 
Whereas during Secretary Mineta’s service as chairman of 
the Surface Transportation Subcommittee he moved the 
transportation provisions of the Americans with Disabil-
ities Act through the Committee, opening opportunities 
for people with disabilities to more fully participate in 
their communities; 
Whereas during his service in the Congress, Secretary Mineta 
spearheaded the creation of the Congressional Asian Pa-
cific American Caucus in 1994 to promote and advocate 
for Asian Pacific American issues and served as its first 
Chairman; 
Whereas Secretary Mineta founded the Asian Pacific Amer-
ican Institute for Congressional Studies in 1995 to effec-
tively enhance and increase the participation of the Asian 
Pacific American community in the democratic process at 
the national, State, and local levels; 
Whereas after his retirement from Congress, Secretary Mi-
neta served as Secretary of Commerce in 2000 and 2001 
becoming the first Asian Pacific American to serve in the 
Cabinet; 
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Whereas Secretary Mineta became the first Asian Pacific 
American Cabinet member to serve in successive adminis-
trations for two different political parties when he was 
appointed Secretary of Transportation by President 
George W. Bush in 2001; 
Whereas on September 11, 2001, as Secretary of Transpor-
tation, Secretary Mineta acted in the defense of our Na-
tion by ordering the Federal Aviation Administration to 
restrict our Nation’s airspace, prevent further aircraft 
takeoffs, and land all aircraft, resulting in 4,836 aircraft 
landings in 2 hours and 12 minutes; 
Whereas after enactment of the Aviation and Transportation 
Security Act in November 2001, Secretary Mineta 
oversaw implementation of a major overhaul of aviation 
security, including establishing the Transportation Secu-
rity Administration, hiring and training a workforce of 
45,000 passenger and baggage screeners, and the instal-
lation of thousands of explosive detection systems and ex-
plosive trace detection machines to screen all checked 
baggage; 
Whereas in implementing the Aviation and Transportation 
Security Act, Secretary Mineta ensured that the Depart-
ment of Transportation met all of the statutory deadlines 
to improve aviation security, including many security 
mandates that required action within one year of enact-
ment; 
Whereas in honor of his public service and commitment to 
the city of San Jose, the San Jose Airport was officially 
rededicated as the Norman Y. Mineta San Jose Inter-
national Airport in 2001; 
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Whereas Secretary Mineta played an important role in the 
passage of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient 
Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users 
(SAFETEA–LU) which seeks to strengthen the legacy of 
the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 
1991; and 
Whereas Secretary Mineta’s record of public service and his 
dedication to our Nation should be held in the highest es-
teem: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives con-
gratulates and thanks Secretary of Transportation Nor-
man Y. Mineta for his long career of public service and 
commitment to the Nation. 
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