R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, Former U.S. Congressman John Bryant has served the 1-2 people of Texas in the political arena for nearly a 1-3 quarter-century, and his commitment to excellence throughout his 1-4 fine tenure in office is indeed deserving of special legislative 1-5 recognition; and 1-6 WHEREAS, After receiving his law degree from Southern 1-7 Methodist University's School of Law in 1972, Congressman Bryant 1-8 joined the Texas Senate and was named chief counsel of the Texas 1-9 Senate Subcommittee on Consumer Affairs in 1973; in a special 1-10 election in January of the following year he was elected to his 1-11 first term in the Texas House of Representatives; and 1-12 WHEREAS, His distinguished service in this lawmaking body was 1-13 recognized by his two-time selection as one of Texas Monthly's "Ten 1-14 Best Legislators in Texas" in 1977 and 1979 and his selection as 1-15 the "Hardest Working Member of the Texas Legislature" by the Texas 1-16 Capitol Press Corps in 1977; and 1-17 WHEREAS, Following his election to the U.S. House of 1-18 Representatives in 1983, Congressman Bryant enacted several major 1-19 pieces of legislation, authoring the Lobbying Disclosure Act, the 1-20 Texas Wilderness Act, and the repeal of the Fuel Use Act; during 1-21 his seven-term tenure, this native Texan served as Majority Whip 1-22 for Texas and was a member of the committees on energy and 1-23 commerce, the judiciary, and the budget, as well as many prominent 1-24 subcommittees and task forces; and 2-1 WHEREAS, This notable gentleman was the lone representative 2-2 on the Commission on International Migration and his tremendous 2-3 dedication to the people of the United States was justly rewarded 2-4 when the Vietnam Veterans of America named him Legislator of the 2-5 Year in 1989 and 1994; and 2-6 WHEREAS, Known for his integrity and determination, 2-7 Congressman Bryant throughout his career understood the importance 2-8 of voting his conscience, and this quality endeared him to 2-9 countless Texans during his 30-plus years of public service; 2-10 residents of the Lone Star State expect honesty, dedication, and 2-11 leadership from their elected officials, and John Bryant has 2-12 demonstrated these traits time and time again; now, therefore, be 2-13 it 2-14 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 75th Texas 2-15 Legislature hereby commend the Honorable John Bryant for his 2-16 longtime service to the citizens of Texas and extend to him sincere 2-17 best wishes for continued success and happiness in the years to 2-18 come; and, be it further 2-19 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-20 prepared for Congressman Bryant as an expression of highest regard 2-21 by the Texas House of Representatives. Tillery Laney Gutierrez Oliveira Alexander Haggerty Olivo Allen Hamric Palmer Alvarado Hartnett Patterson Averitt Hawley Pickett Bailey Heflin Pitts Berlanga Hernandez Place Bonnen Hightower Price Bosse Hilbert Puente Brimer Hilderbran Rabuck Burnam Hill Ramsay Carter Hinojosa Rangel Chavez Hirschi Raymond Chisum Hochberg Reyna of Bexar Christian Hodge Reyna of Dallas Clark Holzheauser Rhodes Coleman Horn Rodriguez Cook Howard Roman Corte Hunter Sadler Counts Hupp Seaman Crabb Isett Serna Craddick Jackson Shields Cuellar Janek Siebert Culberson Jones of Lubbock Smith Danburg Jones of Dallas Smithee Davila Junell Solis Davis Kamel Solomons Delisi Keel Staples Denny Keffer Stiles Driver King Swinford Dukes Krusee Talton Dunnam Kubiak Telford Dutton Kuempel Thompson Edwards Lewis of Tarrant Tillery Ehrhardt Lewis of Orange Torres Eiland Longoria Turner of Coleman Elkins Luna Turner of Harris Farrar McCall Uher Finnell McClendon Van de Putte Flores McReynolds Walker Gallego Madden West Galloway Marchant Williams Garcia Maxey Williamson Giddings Merritt Wilson Glaze Moffat Wise Goodman Moreno Wohlgemuth Goolsby Mowery Wolens Gray Naishtat Woolley Greenberg Nixon Yarbrough Grusendorf Oakley Zbranek _______________________________ Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 618 was adopted by the House on April 25, 1997, by a non-record vote. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House