Title: A resolution relating to the death of Walter Frederick Mondale, former Vice President of the United States.
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Summary:
This resolution extends condolences to the family and friends of former Vice President Walter Mondale.
The resolution acknowledges Mondale's lifetime service to the United States, including as a U.S. Senator and as the first presidential candidate from a major party to select a woman, Geraldine Ferraro, as his running mate.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 170 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

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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.


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                   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. Lujan, 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

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                               RESOLUTION


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

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 from 
        discrimination on the basis of race, religion, national 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'';
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
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) extends heartfelt condolences to the family and friends 
        of Walter Mondale;
            (2) acknowledges Walter Mondale's lifetime of service to 
        the United States as a lawyer, Minnesota Attorney General, 
        United States Senator, Vice President of the United States, 
        United States Ambassador to Japan, Special Envoy to Indonesia, 
        and the first presidential candidate from a major party to 
        select a woman, Geraldine Ferraro, as his running mate;
            (3) commends Walter Mondale for fighting the good fight, 
        finishing the race, and keeping the faith; and
            (4) when the Senate adjourns today, it stand adjourned as a 
        further mark of respect to the memory of Walter Mondale.
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