S5704 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — SENATE September 17, 2020 communities are forever grateful for Through Tom’s work, the right to ha- S. 881. An act to improve understand and five decades of hard work and dedica- bilitation in non-segregated settings forecasting of space weather events, and for tion to a better tomorrow.∑ was established. The ruling in other purposes. f Pennhurst v. Halderman was the fore- The message further announced that runner of the 1999 Olmstead v. LC Su- the House has passed the following REMEMBERING THOMAS KANE preme Court decision, establishing the bills, in which it requests the concur- GILHOOL right to treatment and services in com- rence of the Senate: ∑ Mr. CASEY. Mr. President, today I munity-based settings. Since that case, H.R. 2574. An act to amend title VI of the rise to recognize and pay tribute to nearly 200,000 people have moved from to restore the right Thomas Kane Gilhool, who championed abusive, segregated settings where to individual civil actions in cases involving the rights of inclusion for children and they had been deprived of dignity, re- disparate impact, and for other purposes. H.R. 3659. An act to establish an Anti-Bul- adults with disabilities and changed spect, and their basic needs. Tom public policy in our country for all peo- lying Roundtable to study bullying in ele- Gilhool’s work made it possible for mentary and secondary schools in the United ple with disabilities. His work was piv- millions of children and adults with in- States, and for other purposes. otal in affirming the constitutional tellectual and developmental disabil- H.R. 4979. An act to direct the Director of right of children with disabilities to a ities to avoid such places. the National Science Foundation to support public education, increasing commu- The cases Tom Gilhool argued laid STEM education and workforce development nity-based services for people with de- much of the foundation for the passage research focused on rural areas, and for velopmental disabilities, and creating of the 1990 Americans with Disabilities other purposes. a pathway for people with autism and H.R. 4990. An act to direct the National In- Act. Judith Gran, a long-time col- stitute of Standards and Technology and the other developmental disabilities to league of Tom Gilhool at the Public In- National Science Foundation to carry out re- leave institutions and live with neigh- terest Law Center said, ‘‘Tom was the search and other activities to promote the bors, friends, and family. most effective civil rights lawyer of his security and modernization of voting sys- Tom Gilhool was an originating generation. Without his vision and tems, and for other purposes. member of Philadelphia’s Community strategic gifts, [people with disabil- H.R. 7909. An act to facilitate access to Legal Services. At the start of his ca- ities] might not have the right to edu- child care services safely and securely during the COVID–19 pandemic. reer, he helped to organize, train, and cation and the right to live in the com- then represented the Philadelphia Wel- H.R. 8162. An act to express the sense of munity.’’ Congress that the Secretary of Education fare Rights Organization and the Resi- In 2012, Pennhurst v. Halderman was should provide certain waivers to commu- dents Advisory Board, as well as other cited by Chief Justice in nity learning centers, and for other purposes. organizations representing residents in upholding the constitutionality of key The message also announced that the low-income neighborhoods. The rec- provisions of the Patient Protection House has passed the following bill, ognition agreements he secured em- and Affordable Care Act in the Na- with an amendment, in which it re- powered those organizations to effec- tional Federation of Independent Busi- quests the concurrence of the Senate: tively represent welfare recipients and ness v. Sebelius. public housing tenants and served as S. 2683. An act to establish a task force to When my father was elected Gov- assist States in implementing hiring require- models that were replicated through- ernor of Pennsylvania in 1986, he asked ments for child care staff members to im- out the country. Tom to serve as Secretary of Edu- prove child safety. Tom Gilhool’s seminal accomplish- cation. Tom worked hard for the chil- ment was his groundbreaking represen- dren of Pennsylvania from 1987 to 1989. At 4:55 p.m., a message from the tation of plaintiffs in the Pennsylvania Thomas Gilhool’s tremendous con- House of Representatives, delivered by Association for Retarded Citizens tributions to the lives and rights of Mrs. Cole, one of its reading clerks, an- (PARC) v. the Commonwealth of Penn- people with disabilities and their fami- nounced that the House has passed the sylvania, the Nation’s first civil rights lies are immeasurable. His accomplish- following bill, in which it requests the case brought on behalf of children with ments will continue to benefit all peo- concurrence of the Senate: disabilities. Kate Fialkowski, sister of ple with disabilities and inspire all who H.R. 2694. An act to eliminate discrimina- two boys represented in the case, re- continue to work to protect the rights tion and promote women’s health and eco- members Tom as ‘‘an intellectual and freedoms of people with disabil- nomic security by ensuring reasonable work- place accommodations for workers whose giant, lawyer, and legal historian,’’ ities.∑ someone ‘‘who used his gifts not for ability to perform the functions of a job are self-aggrandizement, but instead to f limited by pregnancy, childbirth, or a re- lated medical condition. raise up the lives of others, including MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT those with intellectual and develop- f A message from the President of the mental disabilities.’’ Prior to this case, MEASURES REFERRED United States was communicated to children with disabilities were all but the Senate by Ms. Neiman, one of his The following bills were read the first excluded from attending public secretaries. and the second times by unanimous schools. The decree of the U.S. District consent, and referred as indicated: Court for the Eastern District of Penn- f H.R. 2574. An act to amend title VI of the sylvania in 1972 paved the way for the EXECUTIVE MESSAGE REFERRED Civil Rights Act of 1964 to restore the right 1975 passage of the Education for All to individual civil actions in cases involving Handicapped Children Act, now known As in the Presiding disparate impact, and for other purposes; to as the Individuals with Disabilities Officer laid before the Senate a mes- the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, Education Act—IDEA—which affirmed sage from the President of the United and Pensions. every child’s right to a free and appro- States submitting a nomination which H.R. 2694. An act to eliminate discrimina- priate public education in the least re- was referred to the Committee on tion and promote women’s health and eco- strictive environment. Homeland Security and Governmental nomic security by ensuring reasonable work- place accommodations for workers whose Tom Gilhool’s work on PARC v. Affairs. (The message received today is print- ability to perform the functions of a job are Pennsylvania led to another landmark limited by pregnancy, childbirth, or a re- case on behalf of people with disabil- ed at the end of the Senate pro- lated medical condition; to the Committee ities. In Pennhurst State School and ceedings.) on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. Hospital v. Halderman, 1981, Tom f H.R. 3659. An act to establish an Anti-Bul- Gilhool was lead counsel for residents lying Roundtable to study bullying in ele- of Pennhurst State School and Hos- MESSAGES FROM THE HOUSE mentary and secondary schools in the United pital, the residential home to almost At 12:18 p.m., a message from the States, and for other purposes; to the Com- mittee on Health, Education, Labor, and 3,000 people with intellectual and de- House of Representatives, delivered by Pensions. velopmental disabilities. By 1968, Mrs. Cole, one of its reading clerks, an- H.R. 4979. An act to direct the Director of Pennhurst was exposed as an over- nounced that the House has passed the the National Science Foundation to support crowded, violent, and abusive setting. following bill, without amendment: STEM education and workforce development

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