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On the recordDecember 12, 2022
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,…
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Chuck Schumer
Democratic · New York
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Dec 12, 2022

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