[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 7 (Monday, January 13, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Page S163]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS

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 SENATE RESOLUTION 468--RELATIVE TO THE DEATH OF THE HONORABLE JOCELYN 
  BURDICK, FORMER UNITED STATES SENATOR FOR THE STATE OF NORTH DAKOTA

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

                              S. Res. 468

       Whereas Jocelyn Burdick was born in Fargo, North Dakota, 
     and attended Principia College and Northwestern University;
       Whereas Jocelyn Burdick began her career as a radio 
     announcer in Moorhead, Minnesota, served as a trustee to the 
     newly reorganized Lake Agassiz Arts Council in 1977, was a 
     Sunday school teacher and devoted member of the Christian 
     Science Church, was president of the Parent Teacher 
     Association, recorded public service announcements raising 
     awareness of substance abuse and drunk driving, and was 
     nationally recognized for her philanthropy on behalf of the 
     Gamma Phi Beta sorority;
       Whereas, on September 12, 1992, Jocelyn Burdick became the 
     first woman from the State of North Dakota to serve in the 
     United States Senate when then-Governor George Sinner 
     appointed her to fill the seat of her late husband, Quentin 
     Burdick;
       Whereas Jocelyn Burdick was sworn in on September 16, 1992, 
     and served in the United States Senate until December 14, 
     1992; and
       Whereas, during her time as United States Senator for North 
     Dakota, Jocelyn Burdick served the people of North Dakota and 
     continued the agenda of her late husband, including by 
     supporting the enactment of the Federal Facility Compliance 
     Act of 1992 (Public Law 102-386; 106 Stat. 1505), helping to 
     establish the Quentin N. Burdick Indian Health Program at the 
     University of North Dakota, supporting health care training 
     programs for Native Americans, and helping to secure funding 
     for the Federal courthouse in Fargo named after her late 
     husband: 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 Jocelyn 
     Burdick, 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 
     thereof to the family of the deceased; and
       (3) when the Senate adjourns today, it stand adjourned as a 
     further mark of respect to the memory of the Honorable 
     Jocelyn Burdick.

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