[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 169 (Thursday, October 11, 2018)]
[Senate]
[Page S6826]
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SENATE RESOLUTION 684--RELATIVE TO THE DEATH OF THE HONORABLE JOSEPH D. 
``JOE'' TYDINGS, FORMER UNITED STATES SENATOR FOR THE STATE OF MARYLAND

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

                              S. Res. 684

       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 
     91st 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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