HR0881 Summary

• Honors the memory of former Illinois State Representative and U.S. Congressman John Edward Porter, who died on June 3, 2022 at age 87.

• Recognizes Porter's service in the Illinois House of Representatives from 1973-1979 and in Congress from January 22, 1980 to 2000, representing Illinois' 10th District on the North Shore of Chicago.

• Acknowledges Porter's role as chair of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, including his support for National Institutes of Health funding that enabled the Human Genome Project.

• Notes Porter's advocacy for fiscal restraint, conservation, criminal justice reform, and medical research funding, and his mentorship of future U.S. Senator Mark Kirk.

• Directs the Illinois House to present copies of the resolution to Porter's spouse Amy and son David Porter as expression of sympathy.