[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 684 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 684

   Relative to the death of the Honorable Joseph D. ``Joe'' Tydings, 
        former United States Senator for the State of Maryland.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            October 11, 2018

  Mr. Cardin (for himself and Mr. Van Hollen) submitted the following 
             resolution; which was considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
   Relative to the death of the Honorable Joseph D. ``Joe'' Tydings, 
        former United States Senator for the State of Maryland.

Whereas Joseph D. ``Joe'' Tydings (referred to in this preamble as ``Joe 
        Tydings'') entered the McDonough School as a military cadet in 1938;
Whereas Joe Tydings served in the United States Army from 1946 to 1948, 
        participating in the postwar occupation of Germany as a corporal of the 
        Sixth Constabulary Regiment;
Whereas Joe Tydings was elected in 1954 to the Maryland House of Delegates to 
        represent Harford County, and served there until 1961;
Whereas Joe Tydings was appointed by President John F. Kennedy to serve as 
        United States Attorney for the District of Maryland from 1961 to 1963;
Whereas Joe Tydings worked hard to establish the nonpartisan reputation of the 
        office of the United States Attorney for the District of Maryland and 
        successfully prosecuted political corruption in the State of Maryland;
Whereas in 1963 Joe Tydings represented the United States at the Interpol 
        Conference in Helsinki, Finland, and at the International Penal 
        Conference in Bellagio, Italy;
Whereas Joe Tydings was elected in 1964 to represent the State of Maryland in 
        the United States Senate;
Whereas Joe Tydings served the United States Senate as the Chairman of the 
        Committee on the District of Columbia in the 91\st\ Congress;
Whereas Joe Tydings authored legislation to make improvements to the Federal 
        court system, many of which are still in place as of the date of 
        adoption of this resolution;
Whereas Joe Tydings was a progressive who championed the Voting Rights Act of 
        1965 (52 U.S.C. 10301 et seq.) and the Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 3601 
        et seq.);
Whereas Joe Tydings demonstrated a duty to public service by committing to 
        protect the civil rights of fellow citizens, safeguard the environment 
        and public health, and reach across the aisle to find bipartisan 
        solutions to pressing national problems;
Whereas Joe Tydings was an avid and devoted horseman who--

    (1) authored the Horse Protection Act (15 U.S.C. 1821 et seq.), which 
penalizes the practice of soring horses; and

    (2) advocated for the implementation of that Act following a return to 
private life;

Whereas Joe Tydings continued to serve his community in many different 
        capacities, including as a member of--

    (1) the Board of Regents of the University of Maryland from 1974 to 
1984;

    (2) the Board of Regents of the University System of Maryland from 2000 
to 2005; and

    (3) the board of the University of Maryland Medical System since 2008; 
and

Whereas Joe Tydings served the people of the State of Maryland and all of the 
        people of the United States with distinction for 6 years in the United 
        States Senate: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That--
            (1) the Senate has heard with profound sorrow and deep 
        regret the announcement of the death of the Honorable Joseph D. 
        ``Joe'' Tydings, former member of the United States Senate;
            (2) the Secretary of the Senate communicate this resolution 
        to the House of Representatives and transmit an enrolled copy 
        of this resolution to the family of the Honorable Joseph D. 
        ``Joe'' Tydings; and
            (3) when the Senate adjourns today, it stand adjourned as a 
        further mark of respect to the memory of the Honorable Joseph 
        D. ``Joe'' Tydings.
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