Congratulates and thanks Secretary of Transportation Norman Y. Mineta for his long career of public service to the United States.
[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 963 Introduced in House (IH)]
109th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. RES. 963
Congratulating and thanking Secretary of Transportation Norman Y.
Mineta for his 40 years of dedicated service to the people of the
United States.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 28, 2006
Mrs. Tauscher (for herself, Mr. Honda, Mr. Oberstar, Ms. Pelosi, Mr.
Dreier, Ms. Matsui, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms. Zoe Lofgren of California, Mr.
Lantos, Mrs. Capps, Mr. Farr, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Sherman, Ms. Watson, Mr.
Costa, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California, Mr. Berman, Mr. George
Miller of California, Mr. Lewis of California, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. Eshoo,
Mr. Gary G. Miller of California, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Calvert, Ms. Lee, Ms.
Harman, Mr. Davis of Tennessee, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms.
Norton, Mr. Holden, Mr. Larsen of Washington, Mr. Simmons, Mr. Bishop
of New York, Mr. Cummings, Mr. Boozman, Ms. Berkley, Mr. Coble, Mr.
Matheson, Mr. Blumenauer, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Boustany, Ms. Solis, Ms.
Millender-McDonald, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Porter, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Higgins,
Mr. Thompson of California, Mr. Carnahan, Mr. Cardoza, Mr. Campbell of
California, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Kennedy of Minnesota, Ms. Roybal-
Allard, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Issa, Mr. Herger, Mr. Daniel
E. Lungren of California, Mr. Royce, Mr. Baca, Mrs. Davis of
California, Mr. Gallegly, Ms. Bordallo, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Stark,
Mr. Thomas, Mr. Filner, Ms. Waters, Ms. Loretta Sanchez of California,
and Mr. Petri) submitted the following resolution; which was referred
to the Committee on House Administration
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RESOLUTION
Congratulating and thanking Secretary of Transportation Norman Y.
Mineta for his 40 years of dedicated service to the people of the
United States.
Whereas on July 7, 2006, Secretary Mineta completed his service as Secretary of
Transportation as the longest serving Secretary of Transportation in the
Department of Transportation's 40-year history;
Whereas Secretary Mineta's life has been the story of a man who never shied away
from a challenge and who broke numerous barriers along the way;
Whereas throughout his career, Secretary Mineta has championed the goal of equal
rights and equal opportunity for all Americans;
Whereas Secretary Mineta's legacy of public service began when he enlisted in
the United States Army in 1953 and served honorably until 1956 in
defense of our Nation;
Whereas Secretary Mineta served on the city council of the city of San Jose from
1967 to 1971 and later served as the mayor of the city of San Jose,
making him the first Asian American mayor of a major American city;
Whereas Secretary Mineta was elected a Member of Congress in 1974 and served in
that capacity until 1995, during which time he served as chairman of the
Committee on Public Works and Transportation of the House of
Representatives and chairman of the Committee's Aviation, Public
Buildings, and Surface Transportation Subcommittees;
Whereas during his time in Congress, Secretary Mineta championed the Civil
Liberties Act of 1988, which offered an official apology to the 120,000
Americans of Japanese ancestry who, as he did, suffered internment and
evacuation by the United States Government during World War II;
Whereas during Secretary Mineta's career on the Committee on Public Works and
Transportation, he championed increases in investment for transportation
infrastructure and was a key author of the landmark Intermodal Surface
Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991;
Whereas the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 encouraged
States, metropolitan planning agencies, and public transit agencies to
consider multimodal solutions to surface transportation problems and led
to major increases in public transit ridership and bicycle and
pedestrian use;
Whereas during Secretary Mineta's service as chairman of the Surface
Transportation Subcommittee he moved the transportation provisions of
the Americans with Disabilities Act through the Committee, opening
opportunities for people with disabilities to more fully participate in
their communities;
Whereas during his service in the Congress, Secretary Mineta spearheaded the
creation of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus in 1994 to
promote and advocate for Asian Pacific American issues and served as its
first Chairman;
Whereas Secretary Mineta founded the Asian Pacific American Institute for
Congressional Studies in 1995 to effectively enhance and increase the
participation of the Asian Pacific American community in the democratic
process at the national, State, and local levels;
Whereas after his retirement from Congress, Secretary Mineta served as Secretary
of Commerce in 2000 and 2001 becoming the first Asian Pacific American
to serve in the Cabinet;
Whereas Secretary Mineta became the first Asian Pacific American Cabinet member
to serve in successive administrations for two different political
parties when he was appointed Secretary of Transportation by President
George W. Bush in 2001;
Whereas on September 11, 2001, as Secretary of Transportation, Secretary Mineta
acted in the defense of our Nation by ordering the Federal Aviation
Administration to restrict our Nation's airspace, prevent further
aircraft takeoffs, and land all aircraft, resulting in 4,836 aircraft
landings in 2 hours and 12 minutes;
Whereas after enactment of the Aviation and Transportation Security Act in
November 2001, Secretary Mineta oversaw implementation of a major
overhaul of aviation security, including establishing the Transportation
Security Administration, hiring and training a workforce of 45,000
passenger and baggage screeners, and the installation of thousands of
explosive detection systems and explosive trace detection machines to
screen all checked baggage;
Whereas in implementing the Aviation and Transportation Security Act, Secretary
Mineta ensured that the Department of Transportation met all of the
statutory deadlines to improve aviation security, including many
security mandates that required action within one year of enactment;
Whereas in honor of his public service and commitment to the city of San Jose,
the San Jose Airport was officially rededicated as the Norman Y. Mineta
San Jose International Airport in 2001;
Whereas Secretary Mineta played an important role in the passage of the Safe,
Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for
Users (SAFETEA-LU) which seeks to strengthen the legacy of the
Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991; and
Whereas Secretary Mineta's record of public service and his dedication to our
Nation should be held in the highest esteem: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the House of Representatives congratulates and
thanks Secretary of Transportation Norman Y. Mineta for his long career
of public service and commitment to the Nation.
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