HR316 Summary

• Mourns the death of Alexis Herman, a Mobile, Alabama native and dedicated public servant who died at age 77.

• Recognizes Herman's career achievements including founding a diversity consulting firm, serving as Director of the Women's Bureau at age 29, and becoming the first Black woman to serve as CEO of the Democratic National Convention in 1992.

• Honors her appointment as United States Secretary of Labor under President Bill Clinton, the first African American to hold that position, where she mediated a major UPS strike involving 185,000 workers.

• Acknowledges her advocacy for workplace equality, which contributed to three-decade low unemployment, oversaw two minimum wage increases, and helped pass the Workforce Investment Act of 1998.

• Records the House of Representatives' deep sadness at her passing while affirming that her memory and accomplishments will be remembered by the nation she served.