[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
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[S. Res. 66 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 66

   Honoring the life, achievements, and distinguished career of the 
                    Reverend Robert F. Drinan, S.J.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            February 1, 2007

   Mr. Kerry (for himself, Mr. Kennedy, and Mr. Leahy) submitted the 
        following resolution; which was considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
   Honoring the life, achievements, and distinguished career of the 
                    Reverend Robert F. Drinan, S.J.

Whereas the Reverend Robert F. Drinan, S.J. was a talented scholar, who received 
        a bachelor's degree in 1942 and a master's degree in 1947 from Boston 
        College, a bachelor's degree in law in 1949 and a master of law degree 
        in 1951 from Georgetown University, and a doctorate in theology in 1954 
        from Gregorian University in Rome, Italy;
Whereas Father Drinan entered the Society of Jesus in 1942, completed his 
        seminary work at Weston College in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and was 
        ordained as a Jesuit priest in 1953;
Whereas Father Drinan was an influential educator who served as the Dean of the 
        Boston College Law School from 1956 to 1970 and transformed it into one 
        of the leading educational institutions in the United States;
Whereas Father Drinan was elected in 1970 to represent Massachusetts in the 
        House of Representatives;
Whereas Father Drinan represented Massachusetts in the House of Representatives 
        from 1971 to 1981, the first Roman Catholic priest ever to serve in 
        Congress as a voting Member;
Whereas Father Drinan, during his service in the House of Representatives, was 
        an advocate for social justice, a fighter for civil rights, and a 
        champion in the cause of international human rights;
Whereas Father Drinan drew on his legal expertise to make significant 
        contributions in the areas of copyright law reform, consumer protection, 
        and criminal justice;
Whereas Father Drinan renewed his commitment to education, after his service in 
        Congress, as a professor at Georgetown University Law Center, where he 
        specialized in constitutional law and human rights and taught more than 
        6,000 students;
Whereas Father Drinan was the founder and faculty adviser to the Georgetown 
        Journal of Legal Ethics and was the author of 12 books on major public 
        policy issues;
Whereas Father Drinan was the recipient of 22 honorary degrees and was a 
        visiting professor at 4 universities;
Whereas Father Drinan's service led the American Bar Association (ABA) to award 
        him the ABA Medal in 2004, the organization's highest honor, given to 
        individuals who make exceptionally distinguished contributions to the 
        jurisprudence of the United States; and
Whereas Father Drinan's lifelong leadership in promoting greater awareness of 
        the importance of international human rights resulted in 2006 in the 
        establishment by the Georgetown University Law Center of an endowed 
        chair in his honor, known as the Robert F. Drinan, S.J. Chair in Human 
        Rights Law: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) honors the life, achievements, and distinguished career 
        of the Reverend Robert F. Drinan, S.J.;
            (2) offers its appreciation for Father Drinan's devoted 
        work on behalf of the thousands of Massachusetts residents he 
        represented in the House of Representatives and the millions of 
        people worldwide who benefitted from his human rights 
        initiatives; and
            (3) expresses its condolences to Father Drinan's family and 
        friends.
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