HJR 13 Summary

• Alaska Legislature honors President Ronald Reagan on the 100th anniversary of his birth on February 6, 2011
• Recognizes Reagan's accomplishments including ending the Cold War, advancing democracy globally, and appointing Sandra Day O'Connor as the first woman Supreme Court Justice
• Acknowledges Reagan's specific actions benefiting Alaska: signing the 1983 Alaska Railroad Transfer Act, meeting with Pope John Paul II in Fairbanks in 1984, authorizing Aleut reparations for World War II internment, and supporting the Village Built Clinic Program for Alaska Native health care
• Recognizes Reagan's support for the federal 8(a) Business Development Program, which provided economic benefits to Alaska Native Corporations
• Directs copies of the resolution to be sent to Alaska's U.S. Senators and Representative, former First Lady Nancy Reagan, and the Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Library