[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 164 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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118th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. RES. 164
Honoring the Heritage Foundation on the occasion of its 50th
anniversary.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
April 19, 2023
Mr. Lee submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
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RESOLUTION
Honoring the Heritage Foundation on the occasion of its 50th
anniversary.
Whereas, in 1972, the Heritage Foundation was conceived by Dr. Edwin J. Feulner
and Paul Weyrich to deliver timely and persuasive research to Congress
with facts, data, and sound arguments on behalf of conservative
principles;
Whereas, on February 16, 1973, the Heritage Foundation opened its doors with the
support of the Coors, Noble, and Scaife families and grew to become the
most influential and most broadly supported conservative think tank in
the United States;
Whereas the Heritage Foundation has played a critical role in many great
legislative successes in the United States over the past 5 decades;
Whereas the Heritage Foundation published the 1,093-page ``Mandate for
Leadership'' in 1981, which served as a ``policy bible'' for President
Ronald Reagan, including the 1981 tax cuts that ignited the biggest
economic boom in United States history;
Whereas, in 1982, the Heritage Foundation published the first comprehensive
study outlining a missile defense system to defend the United States
from nuclear missile attack, and 6 months later, President Ronald Reagan
made his historic speech calling for a strategic defense initiative to
protect the United States;
Whereas, in 1988, the Heritage Foundation authored its first candidate briefing
book, which has become an essential tool to help frame policy debates;
Whereas, in 1995, the Heritage Foundation hosted its first ``New Member
Conference'' to educate freshmen members of Congress, a program that
takes place every 2 years before the new Congress takes office;
Whereas research by the Heritage Foundation formed the basis of welfare reform
in the 1990s that would result in more than 5,000,000 people in the
United States leaving welfare and finding work, and reducing African-
American child poverty to historic lows;
Whereas the Heritage Foundation created the Meese Center for Legal and Judicial
Studies, headed by former Attorney General Ed Meese, to create greater
appreciation for the role of the Constitution of the United States, and,
in 2005, published ``The Heritage Guide to the Constitution'', which was
the first examination of each and every line of the Constitution of the
United States since the definitive study of Joseph Story in the mid-19th
century;
Whereas the Heritage Foundation has promoted an originalist judicial philosophy,
and trained and supported lawyers and judges with an originalist
approach to the Constitution of the United States;
Whereas the Heritage Foundation established the Kathryn and Shelby Cullom Davis
Institute for National Security and Foreign Policy to provide expert
research and analysis of issues dealing with foreign policy,
international relations, global economics, and national security;
Whereas the Heritage Foundation has published such influential indexes as--
(1) the Index of United States Military Strength;
(2) the Index of Economic Freedom;
(3) the Election Integrity Scorecard; and
(4) the Education Freedom Report Card;
Whereas the Heritage Foundation has consistently fought to defend the dignity of
every human life, for marriage, the family (the foundation of society),
and religious liberty;
Whereas the Heritage Foundation works tirelessly to grow and serve the
conservative movement through programs like the Young Leaders Program
and the Resource Bank, created in 1977 to forge a national network of
conservative policy groups and experts and, most recently, the
Innovation Prize;
Whereas the Heritage Foundation supports conservative organizations across the
country and works to set the agenda and advance conservative policies
through its 2025 Presidential Transition Project;
Whereas the Heritage Foundation launched its own news site, the Daily Signal,
and has constantly expanded its reach on social media to convey
conservative views to the widest possible audience;
Whereas the Heritage Foundation launched its sister organization, Heritage
Action for America, to turn the conservative policy proposals of the
Heritage Foundation into reality on Capitol Hill and build a grassroots
community of over 20,000 sentinels and 2,000,000 activists that hold
elected representatives accountable to the founding principles of the
United States;
Whereas the Board of Trustees of the Heritage Foundation has provided sound
guidance since the establishment of the Heritage Foundation and
strengthened strategic planning within the organization;
Whereas Barb Van Andel-Gaby, the chairman of the Board, has continued the legacy
of service in her family with grace and distinction and has been a
trusted advisor to the leadership of the Heritage Foundation; and
Whereas for 50 years, the Heritage Foundation has worked tirelessly to build a
United States where freedom, opportunity, prosperity, and civil society
flourish, knowing the people of the United States are best served by a
government that understands, honors, and respects virtuous self-
governance: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the Senate--
(1) honors the Heritage Foundation on the occasion of its
50th anniversary; and
(2) expresses profound gratitude for the unfailing service
of the Heritage Foundation to the United States.
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