Title: A resolution honoring and celebrating the life and legacy of Representative Don Young.
Policy area: Congress

Summary:
This resolution honors the life of Representative Donald Young and offers the condolences of the Senate regarding his death.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 565 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 565

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


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                   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. Hyde-Smith, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. 
 Johnson, Mr. Kaine, Mr. Kelly, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. King, Ms. Klobuchar, 
 Mr. Lankford, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Lee, Mr. Lujan, 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

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                               RESOLUTION


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

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 Committee on Natural 
        Resources of the House of Representatives 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 seq.) in 1975, the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation 
        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
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) mourns the death of Don Young, congressman for all 
        Alaska and the 45th Dean of the House of Representatives;
            (2) honors Representative Young for his lifetime of service 
        to Alaska and the United States, his spirited bipartisanship, 
        and his enduring respect for and devotion to the House of 
        Representatives;
            (3) respectfully requests that the Secretary of the 
        Senate--
                    (A) communicate this resolution to the House of 
                Representatives; and
                    (B) transmit an enrolled copy of this resolution to 
                the family of the Honorable Don Young; and
            (4) at the time that the Senate adjourns or recesses today, 
        the Senate stands adjourned as a further mark of respect to the 
        memory of the Honorable Don Young.
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