,,iii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,con4 ,,res4 #i  ,,in ,,the        
,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states   
,march #d1 #bjae ,mr4 ,reid 7for ,mr4   
,donnelly 7for himself and ,mr4 ,coats77
 submitted the following concurrent     
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on the ,judiciary            
,,concurrent ,,resolution  ,honoring the
 life and memory of ,reverend ,theodore 
,m4 ,hesburgh1 ,c4,s4,c41 president     
emeritus of the ,university of ,notre   
,dame4  ,whereas ,reverend ,theodore ,m4
 ,hesburgh1 ,c4,s4,c41 was born on ,may 
#be1 #aiag1 in ,syracuse1 ,new ,york1   
ordained a priest of the ,congregation  
of ,holy ,cross on ,june #bd1 #aidc1 in 
,south ,bend1 ,indiana1 and served as   
president of the ,university of ,notre  
,dame from #aieb to #aihg2 ,whereas     
during his tenure1 the ,university of   
,notre ,dame welcomed female students   
for the first time and embraced the     
spirit of open intellectual inquiry and 
moral engagement that defines the       

,university today2 ,whereas ,father     
,hesburgh held a variety of appointed   
positions under #d popes and #i         
,presidential administrations2 ,whereas 
throughout decades of public service1   
,father ,hesburgh proudly championed the
 civil rights of ,african-,americans1   
the duty of society to the poor1 and the
 fundamental human dignity of all       
persons2 ,whereas in pursuit of those   
ideals1 ,father ,hesburgh held a variety
 of influential public roles1 including 
terms as a founding member and chairman 
of the ,united ,states ,commission on   
,civil ,rights1 chair of the ,overseas  
,development ,council1 chair of the     
,select ,commission on ,immigration and 
,refugee ,policy1 and permanent         
representative of the ,holy ,see to the 
,international ,atomic ,energy ,agency  
in ,vienna from #aief to #aigj2 ,whereas
 in pursuit of global social justice1   
,father ,hesburgh reaffirmed the        
commitment of the ,university of ,notre 
,dame to human rights by helping to     

found the ,kellogg ,institute for       
,international ,studies and the ,kroc   
,institute for ,international ,peace    
,studies at the ,university as well as  
the ,center for ,civil and ,human       
,rights at the ,university of ,notre    
,dame ,law ,school2 ,whereas ,father    
,hesburgh was a longtime advocate for   
the responsible stewardship of atomic   
energy and gracefully brought together  
scientists1 scholars1 and spiritual     
leaders to work toward an end to nuclear
 conflict2 ,whereas ,father ,hesburgh   
served as ambassador to the #aigi       
,united ,nations ,conference on ,science
 and ,technology for ,development1 the  
first ,catholic priest to formally hold 
a diplomatic position for the ,united   
,states ,government2 ,whereas ,father   
,hesburgh received both the             
,congressional ,gold ,medal and the     
,presidential ,medal of ,freedom1 the   
highest civilian awards of the ,united  
,states1 as well as more than #aej      
honorary degrees1 the most ever awarded 

to a single individual2 and ,whereas    
,father ,hesburgh passed away on        
,thursday1 ,february #bf1 #bjae1 but    
remains very much alive in the hearts of
 all who knew him and in the ,university
 that he loved3 ,now1 therefore1 be it  
,that the ,congress-- 7#a7 commemorates 
the life and achievements of ,reverend  
,theodore ,m4 ,hesburgh1 ,c4,s4,c41 who 
throughout his life displayed           
extraordinary commitment to social      
justice and the improvement of higher   
education2 and  7#b7 honors ,reverend   
,theodore ,m4 ,hesburgh1 ,c4,s4,c41 for 
a lifetime of selfless dedication to    
,god1 ,country1 and ,notre ,dame4