[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 60 (Monday, April 5, 2021)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E345]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        REMEMBERING JANE SANCHEZ

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                             HON. TIM RYAN

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, April 5, 2021

  Mr. RYAN. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the life of Jane 
Sanchez, Deputy Librarian for Library Collections and Services and the 
25th Law Librarian of Congress, who passed away on March 26, 2021 after 
a courageous battle with cancer.
  Appointed as Law Librarian of Congress on February 6, 2017, Jane 
managed the operation and policy administration for the Law Library of 
Congress, the world's largest collection of legal materials. Then, in 
June 2019, Ms. Sanchez was also appointed Deputy Librarian for the 
newly formed Library Collections and Services Group (LCSG). Here, Jane 
was instrumental in helping to bring together the three units 
responsible for acquiring, stewarding, describing and serving library 
collections.
  Prior to the Law Library, Jane had been Chief of Humanities and 
Social Sciences (HSS) since October 2014. HSS provided research service 
in the Library's Main Reading Room, the Local History and Genealogy 
section, the Digital Reference Team and the Microform and Electronic 
Resources Center. Under her leadership, services to researchers 
expanded which led to a more robust use of the collections and 
services.
  Ms. Sanchez had also served as a business unit Managing Director at 
the U.S. Government Publishing Office; as an associate director of 
Justice Libraries, Justice Management Division, U.S. Department of 
Justice; as departmental head of History & Culture Libraries at the 
Smithsonian Institution Libraries; and as an acquisitions manager for 
electronic databases at BNA, Inc.
  Jane had been the recipient of numerous awards over the course of her 
career, including from the U.S. Department of Energy for sustained 
superior service and from the Justice Management Division and the 
Smithsonian Institution for workflow improvements. Jane Sanchez held a 
Juris Doctorate from American University's Washington College of Law, a 
Master's of Library Science from Simmons College in Boston and a 
Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of New Mexico, 
Albuquerque, New Mexico.
  As chairman of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Subcommittee, I 
had the pleasure of working with Jane during the appropriations process 
for the Library. Anyone who has worked with Jane would describe her as 
a strong leader who will be remembered for her calming presence. Her 
passing is a great loss for not only her family and friends, but also 
for the Library of Congress. I thank Jane for her great service to 
Congress, the Library, and the American people. My deepest sympathies 
go out to Jane's colleagues, and especially her husband, Christopher, 
and her three children, Adam, Andrew, and Alyson.

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