12 2 STA T .50 05 PUBLIC LA W 110 –4 41 —O CT. 21 , 200 8PublicLaw1 1 0–4 41 110 thCongres s A n Act Todesignat ea p o r tion o fC a l ifornia S tate R o u te 91 lo c ated in L os A ngeles Count y, California, as t h e ‘ ‘ J uanita M illender - Mc D onald H igh w ay ’ ’ .Beit e nac te dby t h e S enate and Hous eo fR e pr esentati v es of the U nited States of Am erica in C on g ress assemb l ed ,SECTION1.F IN D IN G S. TheCongr e s s fi n d s t he fo l lo w ing
- (1)Jua
nita M illender - M cD onald was b orn on S e p te m ber 7, 1 938 ,in B irmingham, A labama, to the R e v erend Shell y and E verlina Dortch Millender . ( 2 ) Juanita Millender-McDonald earned her bachelor ’ s degree from the U niversity of Redlands in 1981, and her mas- ter’s degree from California State University, L os Angeles, in 1987. (3) Juanita Millender-McDonald was a true trailbla z er, entering public service in 199 0 as a member of the Carson City Council and becoming the first African-American woman to serve on the Carson City Council. ( 4 ) Continuing as a pioneer, Juanita Millender-McDonald served in the California State Assembly from 1992 to 199 6 , and in her first term, she became the first assembly member to hold the position of chairwoman of two powerful California State Assembly committees ( I nsurance and Revenue and Ta x - ation). ( 5 ) Continuing to ma k e history, Juanita Millender- McDonald served in the United States H ouse of Representatives from 1996 – 2007, becoming the first African-American woman to chair any full House Committee when on December 19, 2006, she was named Chairwoman of the House Committee on House Administration. (6) A leader among leaders, a University of California study named Juanita Millender-McDonald one of the most effec- tive Members of Congress. (7) As a Member of Congress, Juanita Millender-McDonald was the first African-American woman to give the national Democratic response to P resident Bush’s weekly radio address. (8) Juanita Millender-McDonald initiated the first annual Memorial Day tribute to women in the military at the W omen in Military Service F or America Memorial at Arlington N ational Cemetery. (9) As the founder of the Congressional G oods Movement Caucus, Juanita Millender-McDonald was a leader in the pro- motion of interstate commerce and a tireless advocate for the Port of Long Beach, and the Port of Los Angeles. Oct.21, 2 0 0 8[H . R . 4 1 3 1 ]
�
