[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 192 (Monday, December 12, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Pages S7104-S7105]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
DON YOUNG RECOGNITION ACT
Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the
Committee on Environment and Public Works be discharged from further
consideration of S. 5066 and the Senate proceed to its immediate
consideration.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
The clerk will report the bill by title.
The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows:
A bill (S. 5066) to designate Mount Young in the State of
Alaska, and for other purposes.
There being no objection, the committee was discharged, and the
Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
Mr. SCHUMER. I ask unanimous consent that the bill be considered read
a third time and passed and that the motion to reconsider be considered
made and laid upon the table.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
The bill (S. 5066) was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading,
was read the third time, and passed as follows:
S. 5066
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Don Young Recognition Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) on June 9, 1933, Donald Edwin Young was born to James
Young and Nora (Bucy) Young in Meridian, California;
(2) Don Young earned--
(A) an associate degree from Yuba Junior College; and
(B) a bachelor's degree in teaching from Chico State
University;
(3) from 1955 to 1957, Don Young began decades of service
to the United States when he served in the Army as part of
the 41st Tank Battalion;
(4) in 1959, Don Young moved to Alaska and found his true
home in the village of Fort Yukon, which is located 7 miles
above the Arctic Circle;
(5) Don Young met and married the first love of his life,
Lula ``Lu'' Young, in Fort Yukon;
(6) Don and Lu Young had--
(A) 2 wonderful daughters, Joni and Dawn (Sister); and
(B) 14 grandchildren;
(7) Don Young--
(A) taught fifth grade at a school run by the Bureau of
Indian Affairs during the winter; and
(B) during the warmer months, worked--
(i) in construction, mining, fishing, and trapping; and
(ii) as a tugboat captain;
(8) Don Young--
(A) was elected mayor of Fort Yukon in 1964; and
(B) served as mayor of Fort Yukon until 1967;
(9) Don Young was elected to and served in--
(A) the Alaska House of Representatives from 1967 to 1970;
and
(B) the Alaska State Senate from 1970 to 1973;
(10) Don Young--
(A) was elected to the House of Representatives in 1973 in
a special election; and
(B) served 24 additional consecutive terms in the House of
Representatives;
(11) Representative Don Young served as--
(A) the Chair of the Committee on Natural Resources of the
House of Representatives from 1995 to 2001; and
(B) the Chair of Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives from 2001 to
2007;
(12) Representative Don Young was a champion for Alaska
Natives, including as Chair of the Subcommittee on Indian,
Insular and Alaska Native Affairs of the Committee on Natural
Resources of the House of Representatives;
(13) Representative Don Young--
(A) fiercely defended Alaska and Alaskans as the sole
Representative for the largest State in the United States;
and
(B) devoted himself to fulfilling the immense promise of
his home State;
(14) Representative Don Young was a leader in strengthening
the role of Alaska in providing for the national defense of
the United States through his--
(A) support for--
(i) the Coast Guard;
(ii) the Alaskan Command; and
(iii) the ballistic missile defense; and
(B) steadfast commitment to the leadership of the United
States in the Arctic;
(15) Representative Don Young--
(A) sponsored not fewer than 85 bills that were enacted
into Federal law; and
(B) sponsored and cosponsored many more measures that were
part of broader legislation;
(16) legislative achievements by Representative Don Young
span the policy spectrum, from authorizing the construction
of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System to important amendments
and the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601
et seq.);
(17) Representative Don Young authored and advocated for
generational laws, including--
(A) the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance
Act (25 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.) in 1975;
(B) the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and
Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.) in 1976;
(C) the National Wildlife Refuge System Improvement Act of
1997 (Public Law 105-57; 111 Stat. 1252) in 1997;
(D) SAFETEA-LU (Public Law 109-59; 119 Stat. 1144) in 2005;
(E) the Multinational Species Conservation Funds
Reauthorization Act of 2007 (Public Law 110-132; 121 Stat.
1360) in 2007; and
(F) the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law
117-58; 135 Stat. 429) in 2021;
(18) Representative Don Young--
(A) formed strong relationships and friendships with
Members of Congress on both sides of the aisle; and
(B) proudly worked with 10 different Presidents;
(19) in 2015, Representative Don Young married his second
love, Anne Garland Walton, in the United States Capitol;
(20) on December 5, 2017, Representative Don Young became
the 45th Dean of the House of Representatives, reflecting his
status as the most senior Member of the House of
Representatives;
(21) Representative Don Young was the longest-serving
Republican in the history of Congress; and
(22) Representative Don Young ultimately served the 49th
State with dedication and distinction for 49 years and 13
days, which is more than \3/4\ of the period during which
Alaska has been a State.
SEC. 3. DESIGNATION OF MOUNT YOUNG, ALASKA.
(a) Designation.--Not later than 30 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Board on Geographic Names shall
designate the 2,598-foot volcanic peak known as ``Mount
Cerberus'' located at 51.93569N, 179.5848E, on
Semisopochnoi Island in the State of Alaska as ``Mount
Young''.
(b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation,
document, paper, or other record of the United States to the
mountain peak described in subsection (a) shall be deemed to
be a reference to ``Mount Young''.
SEC. 4. DESIGNATION OF DON YOUNG ALASKA JOB CORPS CENTER.
(a) Designation.--The Job Corps center located at 800 East
Lynn Martin Drive in Palmer, Alaska, shall be known and
designated as the ``Don Young Alaska Job Corps Center''.
(b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation,
document, paper, or other record of the United States to the
Job Corps center described in subsection (a) shall be deemed
to be a reference to the ``Don Young Alaska Job Corps
Center''.
SEC. 5. DESIGNATION OF DON YOUNG FEDERAL OFFICE BUILDING.
(a) Designation.--The Federal office building located at
101 12th Avenue in Fairbanks,
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Alaska, shall be known and designated as the ``Don Young
Federal Office Building''.
(b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation,
document, paper, or other record of the United States to the
Federal office building described in subsection (a) shall be
deemed to be a reference to the ``Don Young Federal Office
Building''.
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