IV 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 843 
Mourning the passing of Congressman Henry J. Hyde and celebrating his 
leadership and service to the people of Illinois and the United States 
of America. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 4, 2007 
Mr. ROSKAM (for himself, Mr. COSTELLO, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. BOEHNER, Mr. 
SMITH of New Jersey, Mr. PITTS, Mr. MANZULLO, Mr. WELLER of Illi-
nois, Mr. JOHNSON of Illinois, Mr. LAHOOD, Mr. DAVIS of Illinois, Mr. 
KIRK, Mr. SHIMKUS, and Mr. BLUNT) submitted the following resolution; 
which was referred to the Committee on House Administration 
RESOLUTION 
Mourning the passing of Congressman Henry J. Hyde and 
celebrating his leadership and service to the people of 
Illinois and the United States of America. 
Whereas all Members of Congress affect the history of the 
United States, but Congressman Henry J. Hyde leaves a 
legacy as one of the most principled and influential public 
servants of his generation that will endure for many 
years; 
Whereas millions of men and women across America mourn 
the death of the distinguished former Congressman from 
Illinois; 
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Whereas Henry J. Hyde, upon his graduation from high 
school, earned a scholarship to play basketball at George-
town University, and participated in the 1942 NCAA na-
tional championship basketball tournament; 
Whereas Henry J. Hyde served valorously in the United 
States Navy from 1944 to 1946 in the South Pacific, 
New Guinea, and the Lingayen Gulf and continued to 
serve in the Naval Reserve until 1968; 
Whereas Henry J. Hyde returned to the United States from 
active duty in 1946, graduated a year later with a bach-
elor of arts degree, and went on to earn a law degree 
from Loyola University Law School in 1950; 
Whereas Henry J. Hyde served in the Illinois House of Rep-
resentatives from 1967–1974; 
Whereas Henry J. Hyde was elected to serve Illinois’s 6th 
Congressional District in the United States House of 
Representatives in 1974; 
Whereas Henry J. Hyde will be remembered for his impas-
sioned defense of innocent human life, including, in his 
first term in Congress, his success in passing a ban on 
Federal funding of abortions through an amendment 
commonly referred to as the Hyde Amendment that re-
mains one of the most notable and lasting achievements 
of his distinguished career; 
Whereas Henry J. Hyde was named chairman of the House 
Judiciary Committee in 1995 and played a vital role in 
the passage of key elements of the Contract with Amer-
ica, and as a skilled lawyer and someone who loved the 
practice of law, he understood and respected the rule of 
law as an essential part of American Democracy; 
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Whereas Henry J. Hyde was instrumental in the early 1980s 
reauthorization of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, and 
known for initiatives including the Family and Medical 
Leave Act, nutrition programs for women, infants, and 
children, Federal standards for collection of child sup-
port, and landmark patent, copyright, and trademark re-
form legislation; 
Whereas Henry J. Hyde was named chairman of the House 
International Relations Committee in 2001 and worked 
across the political divide to successfully enact legislation 
to address the burgeoning international HIV/AIDS crisis, 
and also succeeded in enacting landmark foreign assist-
ance legislation, including the creation of the Millennium 
Challenge Corporation, and the expansion of United 
States funding for microenterprise initiatives aimed at 
helping the poor and vulnerable; 
Whereas during his long distinguished career, Henry J. Hyde 
played an integral role in debates over United States-So-
viet relations, Central America policy, the War Powers 
Act, the Taiwan Relations Act, NATO expansion, and the 
investigation of the Iran-Contra affair; 
Whereas Henry J. Hyde highly respected the institutional in-
tegrity of the House of Representatives, and was a force-
ful advocate for maintaining the dignity of the House and 
for recognizing the sacrifices and struggles Members 
make while in its service; 
Whereas, in 2006, Henry J. Hyde retired from the House of 
Representatives, where he maintained ties of bipartisan 
civility throughout the more than three decades of dedi-
cated service; 
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Whereas Henry J. Hyde was awarded the Nation’s highest ci-
vilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, on No-
vember 5, 2007, for tirelessly championing the weak and 
forgotten and working to build a more hopeful America 
and promote a culture of life; and 
Whereas Henry J. Hyde has been characterized as a states-
man, a constitutional scholar, a person with sharp wit 
and a keen sense of history, a passionate orator, a com-
passionate man, and a person who has left an indelible 
mark on the legacy of the United States House of Rep-
resentatives: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) expresses its appreciation for the profound 
dedication and public service of Congressman Henry 
J. Hyde; 
(2) notes that he was preceded in death by his 
late wife Jeanne Simpson and his son, Henry 
‘‘Hank’’ Hyde; 
(3) tenders its deep sympathy to his wife, Judy 
Wolverton, to his children, Robert, Laura, and An-
thony, and to the entire family of the former Mem-
ber of Congress and staff; 
(4) directs that the eulogies offered concerning 
the life of the Honorable Henry J. Hyde, former 
Representative from the State of Illinois, be bound 
and printed as a House document; and 
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(5) directs the Clerk of the House to transmit 
a copy of this resolution to the family of Congress-
man Henry J. Hyde. 
Æ 
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