,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #gec  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,december #i1       
#bjai,ms4 ,jayapal 7for herself1 ,ms4   
,del,bene1 ,mr4 ,larsen of ,washington1 
,ms4 ,herrera ,beutler1 ,mr4 ,newhouse1 
,mrs4 ,rodgers of ,washington1 ,mr4     
,kilmer1 ,ms4 ,schrier1 ,mr4 ,smith of  
,washington1 and ,mr4 ,heck7 submitted  
the following resolution2 which was     
referred to the ,committee on ,oversight
 and ,reform  ,,resolution              
,commemorating the life of ,william ,d4 
,ruckelshaus4  ,whereas ,william ,d4    
,ruckelshaus was born on ,july #bd1     
#aicb1 in ,indianapolis1 ,indiana1 the  
son of ,marion ,doyle and ,john ,k4     
,ruckelshaus2 ,whereas ,mr4 ,ruckelshaus
 served for two years in the ,united    
,states ,army1 as a drill sergeant at   
,fort ,lewis in ,tacoma1 ,washington2   
,whereas ,mr4 ,ruckelshaus graduated    
from ,princeton ,university with an     
,a4,b4 7cum laude7 in #aieg and from    
,harvard ,law ,school with an ,,ll4,b4  

in #aifj2 ,whereas1 in his early career1
 ,mr4 ,ruckelshaus served as deputy     
attorney general of ,indiana1 where he  
helped draft the ,state's first air     
pollution control laws and obtained     
court orders to prohibit industries and 
municipalities from polluting the       
,state's water supply2 ,whereas ,mr4    
,ruckelshaus was a longtime resident of 
,seattle1 having moved his family to the
 ,seattle area in #aige to serve as     
,vice ,president of ,legal ,affairs for 
,washington ,state-based timber company 
,weyerhaeuser1 and became a leading     
,northwest voice for the environment2   
,whereas1 in #aifi1 former ,president   
,richard ,nixon appointed ,mr4          
,ruckelshaus assistant attorney general 
in charge of the ,civil ,division of the
 ,department of ,justice2 ,whereas1 in  
#aigj1 ,president ,nixon appointed ,mr4 
,ruckelshaus to serve as the founding   
administrator of the ,environmental     
,protection ,agency 7,,epa71 which he   
returned to lead again from #aihc-aihe2 

,whereas ,mr4 ,ruckelshaus helped build 
the ,,epa from the ground up1 devising  
its enforcement strategy and later      
developing air-pollution controls1      
holding companies and cities responsible
 for water pollution and banning the use
 of dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane     
7,,ddt7 for domestic agriculture1 a     
major factor in the survival and        
rebounding of the bald eagle2 ,whereas  
,mr4 ,ruckelshaus was named by ,time    
magazine in #bjjh as among the best     
,cabinet secretaries in ,united ,states 
history for his work focusing the       
,,epa's mission and drawing significant 
public support and visibility for the   
agency2 ,whereas ,mr4 ,ruckelshaus later
 said of his time at the ,,epa3 ,at     
,,epa1 you work for a cause that is     
beyond self-interest and larger than the
 goals people normally pursue2 ,youre   
not there for the money1 youre there for
 something beyond yourself2 ,whereas1 in
 #aigc1 ,mr4 ,ruckelshaus returned to   
the ,department of ,justice to serve as 

the acting director of the ,federal     
,bureau of ,investigation1 and then as  
top deputy to ,attorney ,general ,elliot
 ,l4 ,richardson1 where he successfully 
pursued corruption charges against ,vice
 ,president ,spiro ,agnew2 ,whereas ,mr4
 ,ruckelshaus joined ,attorney ,general 
,elliot ,richardson in resigning and    
refusing to implement ,president        
,nixon's unlawful order to fire the     
independent special prosecutor          
investigating ,watergate in the #aigc   
events known as the ,saturday ,night    
,massacre2 ,whereas ,mr4 ,ruckelshaus'  
diverse private sector career included  
#ab years as chief executive of         
,browning-,ferris ,industries1 where he 
led the company to shift away from the  
business of hazardous waste disposal and
 toward recycling operations2 ,whereas  
,mr4 ,ruckelshaus was appointed in #bjjg
 by ,washington ,state ,governor        
,christine ,gregoire as the first leader
 of the ,puget ,sound ,partnership1 an  
environmental agency in ,washington     

,state1 to organize the cleanup of the  
,puget ,sound and salmon recovery2      
,whereas the ,william ,d4 ,ruckelshaus  
,center was established as a joint      
effort between the ,university of       
,washington and ,washington ,state      
,university to foster collaborative     
public policy in ,washington ,state and 
the ,pacific ,northwest and continues to
 carry on ,mr4 ,ruckelshaus' legacy by  
assisting public1 private1 ,tribal1     
nonprofit1 and other leaders to build   
consensus1 resolve conflicts1 and       
develop innovative1 shared solutions2   
,whereas ,president ,barack ,obama      
awarded ,mr4 ,ruckelshaus the           
,presidential ,medal of ,freedom in     
#bjae1 the highest civilian honor in the
 ,united ,states1 recognizing his       
service to the country2 ,whereas ,mr4   
,ruckelshaus died on ,november #bg1     
#bjai1 at the age of #hg at his home in 
,seattle1 ,washington2 and ,whereas ,mr4
 ,ruckelshaus is survived by his wife1  
,jill ,ruckelshaus1 their children1     

,jennifer and ,william ,ruckelshaus and 
,robin ,kellogg1 his daughters1         
,catherine and ,mary ,ruckelshaus1 his  
sister1 ,marion ,ruckelshaus ,bitzer1   
and #ab grandchildren3 ,now1 therefore1 
be it  ,that the ,house of              
,representatives-- 7#a7 honors ,william 
,d4 ,ruckelshaus for his principled     
service to our ,nation1 his commitment  
to the rule of law throughout his       
career1 and his work to ensure a livable
 planet for future generations2 and     
7#b7 expresses profound sorrow at the   
death of ,william ,d4 ,ruckelshaus and  
offers condolences to his family1       
friends1 and colleagues4