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HR 994

Parker, Dixon Frederick; condolences

2025-2026 Regular Session Introduced by Matt Dubnik and 5 co-sponsors

The resolution formally honors Dixon Frederick Parker’s life and contributions and expresses the House’s condolences to his family.

House Read and Adopted
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Bill Summary · HR 994

Summary of H.R. 994 — "Parker, Dixon Frederick; condolences"

Status: House Resolution — Read and Adopted (Introduced: Feb 5, 2025; Adopted: May 23, 2025)
Classification: Resolution (honorific/memorial)

Purpose

H.R. 994 is an honorific resolution that formally recognizes and honors the life, character, and public contributions of Dixon Frederick Parker. It expresses the House’s condolences on his death and directs that an appropriate copy of the resolution be made available to his family.

Key provisions

  • States the House’s official mourning for Dixon Frederick Parker, who passed away March 10, 2025.
  • Summarizes biographical details and achievements, including:
    • Born November 15, 1967, son of Richard Parker and Mary Jewel Carlan Copeland.
    • Graduate of Georgia Tech and a nuclear mechanical engineer with over 30 years’ experience.
    • Personal attributes and interests: love of the outdoors, hunting, gun collecting, handyman skills, cooking (noted for grilling and biscuits and gravy), and a sense of dry wit.
    • Family: married to Marion; father of two daughters, Jessica and Elizabeth.
  • Declares admiration for his integrity, intelligence, fairness, and community service.
  • Directs the Clerk of the House of Representatives to prepare and make an appropriate copy of the resolution available for distribution to Mr. Parker’s family.

Who is affected

  • Primarily symbolic: family members and friends of Dixon Frederick Parker (wife Marion; daughters Jessica and Elizabeth) are the intended recipients of the resolution’s condolences.
  • The resolution also formally records the House’s recognition of Mr. Parker’s life for the legislative record and for public acknowledgement.

Legislative history and timeline

  • Introduced and referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform: Feb 5, 2025
  • Administrative/reading steps: House hopper and first reading on Apr 4, 2025; listed as Read and Adopted Apr 4, 2025 (procedural entries)
  • Referred to Local & Consent Calendars: May 1, 2025; considered May 22, 2025
  • Placed on the "Congratulatory & Memorial Resolutions" calendar, laid before the House, and adopted by the House: May 23, 2025
  • Reported enrolled: May 23, 2025

Sponsors

Primary and cosponsors listed include: Maxine Dexter (primary), Carmen Rice (primary), Matthew Gambill (primary), Scott Hilton (primary), Will Wade (primary), Matt Dubnik (primary), Brian Prince (primary), and cosponsors LaMonica McIver, Morgan McGarvey, Rashida Tlaib.

Impact

This resolution is ceremonial and has no regulatory, fiscal, or programmatic effect. Its principal impact is symbolic: it publicly honors Dixon Frederick Parker’s life and notifies his family that the legislative body has formally expressed its condolences.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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