[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 16 (Friday, January 25, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Page S682]
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   SENATE RESOLUTION 31--HONORING THE LIFE OF HARRIS L. WOFFORD, JR.

  Mr. CASEY (for himself and Mr. Toomey) submitted the following 
resolution; which was considered and agreed to:

                               S. Res. 31

       Whereas the life of service and commitment of Harris L. 
     Wofford, Jr., is an inspiration to the people of the United 
     States and people around the world and will be for years to 
     come;
       Whereas Harris L. Wofford, Jr., served in the Army Air 
     Corps during World War II;
       Whereas Harris L. Wofford, Jr., served on the Civil Rights 
     Commission established by President Dwight D. Eisenhower;
       Whereas Harris L. Wofford, Jr., was a champion of civil 
     rights and nonviolence and helped create and pass the Civil 
     Rights Act of 1957 (Public Law 85-315; 71 Stat. 634), the 
     first civil rights legislation since Reconstruction;
       Whereas Harris L. Wofford, Jr., served as Special Assistant 
     to the President for Civil Rights and Chairman of the 
     Subcabinet Group on Civil Rights under President John F. 
     Kennedy;
       Whereas Harris L. Wofford, Jr., played a key role in the 
     formation of the Peace Corps and served as the special 
     representative to Africa and director and associate director 
     of operations in Ethiopia;
       Whereas Harris L. Wofford, Jr., participated in the Selma 
     to Montgomery Civil Rights marches in 1965 in support of 
     voting rights for African Americans;
       Whereas Harris L. Wofford, Jr., was a staunch advocate for 
     higher education and served as the President of the State 
     University of New York at Old Westbury and the President of 
     Bryn Mawr College;
       Whereas Harris L. Wofford, Jr., served as Secretary of 
     Labor and Industry in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania from 
     1987 to 1991;
       Whereas Harris L. Wofford, Jr., served as a United States 
     Senator for Pennsylvania from May 8, 1991, to January 3, 
     1995;
       Whereas Harris L. Wofford, Jr., was an advocate for health 
     care access;
       Whereas Harris L. Wofford, Jr., championed national service 
     and was instrumental in passing the National and Community 
     Service Trust Act of 1993 (Public Law 103-82), which 
     established AmeriCorps, the Senior Corps, and Learn and Serve 
     America, and served as head of AmeriCorps;
       Whereas Harris L. Wofford, Jr., helped establish the 
     Federal holiday marking the birthday of Martin Luther King, 
     Jr., as a national day of service and worked on legislation 
     directing the Corporation for National and Community Service 
     to spearhead the effort marking this day of service; and
       Whereas, in 2012, Harris L. Wofford, Jr., was awarded the 
     Presidential Citizens Medal, the second-highest civilian 
     honor in the United States, for his lifetime of humanitarian 
     work: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That--
       (1) the Senate--
       (A) notes with deep sorrow and solemn mourning the death of 
     Harris L. Wofford, Jr.;
       (B) extends heartfelt sympathy to the entire family of 
     Harris L. Wofford, Jr.;
       (C) honors and, on behalf of the United States, expresses 
     deep appreciation for the outstanding and important service 
     of Harris L. Wofford, Jr., to the United States; and
       (D) respectfully requests that 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 Harris L. Wofford, Jr.; and
       (2) when the Senate adjourns today, it stands adjourned as 
     a further mark of respect to the memory of Harris L. Wofford, 
     Jr.

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