[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 23 (Tuesday, February 9, 2016)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E153]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  THANKING JUANITA CAMPBELL FOR HER SERVICE TO THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

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                          HON. STENY H. HOYER

                              of maryland

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 9, 2016

  Mr. HOYER. Mr. Speaker, I rise to thank Ms. Juanita Campbell, who is 
retiring after more than forty-two years of outstanding service to the 
United States Congress.
  Ms. Campbell retired in January as a Manager of Legislative Data, 
with more than four decades of service to the Library of Congress. She 
first started working for the Library in 1973 as a high school student, 
at which time she served as a Library Aide working on the National 
Union Catalog. Ms. Campbell went on to become a Clerk Typist in 1974 
and, soon after, joined the Congressional Research Service's Economic 
Division as an Editorial Assistant. Three years later, she moved to the 
American Law Division, originally called the Bill Digest Section, where 
she helped track and summarize all pending public legislation. Since 
1996, Ms. Campbell has served as a Manager of Legislative Data. Through 
the years, she has been a highly reliable and knowledgeable liaison to 
House and Senate staff, relaying bill status information and sharing 
her expertise on the interaction of the different legislative 
information management systems.
  Ms. Campbell has been focused intently on improving access to 
legislative proceedings. She aided in the transition of where 
transcripts and details of legislative proceedings could be found: from 
only being available through a Library of Congress database, with a 
limited range of users, to their availability on the internet through 
the THOMAS website, which everyone can access. Ms. Campbell's knowledge 
was invaluable during the recent transition to the more modern 
Congress.gov.
  Ms. Campbell has been instrumental at increasing legislative 
transparency and moving Congress into the digital age. The services she 
helped develop are invaluable to Congress, the public, and our 
democracy. The work of her unit, particularly on bill status 
information, has vastly increased accessibility to the legislative 
database as well as documentation. Her keen attention to detail has 
been largely responsible for the high quality of work the Library and 
CRS's legislative service provides.
  Throughout her career, Ms. Campbell's thoughtfulness and positive 
attitude have earned her the respect and confidence of countless 
Congressional and CRS staff. As a manager responsible for much of what 
makes complex information not merely reliable but understandable, she 
has always demonstrated a passion for teamwork, learning, and problem-
solving.
  Although Ms. Campbell will be retiring, her many accomplishments will 
stand as a fitting tribute to her as a professional and as a patriot. 
Ms. Campbell's presence will be greatly missed. On behalf of this 
House, I congratulate Juanita Campbell on her retirement and thank her 
for her dedication and outstanding contributions to the institution. I 
wish her the best in all her future endeavors.

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