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H.RES.594 Honoring the 50th anniversary of the Honorable John D. Dingell's service in the House of Representatives.

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The Resolution recognizes and honors the past fifty years of service to Congress and the US military of John D. Dingell (D-MI-14^th). Dingell followed his Father, Dingell, Sr. in the House of Representatives when he was elected in a special election in 1955.

Dingell as a House Page from 1938 to 1943 and then went to serve in WW II in the US Army. His current service is the third longest in the House and the Fifth longest in Congressional history.

Sponsor: Representative J. Dennis Hastert (R-IL-14^th)

Vote: Passed House by voice vote December 13, 2005

Cost to the taxpayers: No discernible cost.

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Whereas John D. Dingell learned firsthand about the institution of Capitol Hill at an early age, serving as a House of Representatives Page from 1938 to 1943;

Whereas John D. Dingell served his country during the World War II as a member of the United States Army;

Whereas John D. Dingell has served 50 years in the House of Representatives, since succeeding his late father, the Honorable John David Dingell, Sr., a 12-term incumbent, in a special election to the 84th Congress on December 13, 1955;

Whereas a member of the Dingell family has represented the Detroit metropolitan area in the House of Representatives since 1933;

Whereas John D. Dingell, the Dean of the House of Representatives since the 104th Congress, is the longest serving current Member of the House of Representatives, having been re-elected on 25 subsequent occasions;

Whereas John D. Dingell's term of service is the third-longest term of service in the history of the House of Representatives and the fifth-longest in Congressional history; and

Whereas John D. Dingell has served on the Energy and Commerce Committee (and its predecessors) since the 85th Congress in 1957, and chaired that panel from the 97th through the 103rd Congresses (1981-1995): Now, therefore, be it

Resolved,

SECTION 1. HONORING THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF JOHN D. DINGELL'S SERVICE IN THE HOUSE.

The House of Representatives--

(1) honors the lifelong commitment of the Honorable John D. Dingell to the ideals of our Nation;

(2) recognizes the Honorable John D. Dingell's half-century of exceptional dedication to his constituents, to the State of Michigan, and to the United States; and

(3) congratulates the Honorable John D. Dingell on 50 years of superior service in the United States Congress.

SEC. 2. TRANSMISSION OF ENROLLED RESOLUTION.

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