[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 88 (Thursday, May 20, 2021)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E561-E562]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




HONORING THE LIFE AND SERVICE OF MS. JANE SANCHEZ, DEPUTY LIBRARIAN FOR 
                    LIBRARY COLLECTIONS AND SERVICES

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                           HON. RODNEY DAVIS

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 20, 2021

  Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois. Madam Speaker, I rise today to 
acknowledge the life and career of Jane Sanchez, Deputy Librarian for 
Library Collections and Services, and 25th Law Librarian of Congress.
  Earlier this year, the Library of Congress mourned the loss of Ms. 
Sanchez who brought her wealth of knowledge and experience to 
government service in the Smithsonian Institution, U.S. Department of 
Justice, and U.S.

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Government Publishing Office prior to joining the Library of Congress. 
She also was well loved for her time with Harvard University and the 
University of New Mexico, and received many awards in her career, 
including one from the U.S. Department of Energy for sustained superior 
service.
  Her time at the Library of Congress began in 2014 as lead of the 
Humanities and Social Sciences division and not long after, she became 
the Deputy Librarian for Library Collections and Services, as well as 
the 25th Law Librarian of Congress. Her colleagues said that she ``led 
the Law Library of Congress during times of profound change and 
challenges,'' and that she was a ``visionary leader of the Law Library, 
whose profound contributions made the institution, and its links to the 
American people, stronger and more impactful.'' According to another 
colleague, ``numerous digital projects, webinars, LibGuides, and of 
course the Legal Research Institute will serve as her legacy.'' Even 
the Librarian of Congress, Dr. Carla Hayden, stated that Jane was a 
``remarkable colleague.''
  The legacy of Ms. Sanchez's service to our Nation certainly reflects 
that. I wish to extend my greatest thanks to Ms. Sanchez for her 
decades of public service and express my deepest sympathies to her 
family and colleagues.

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