; Whereas Dianne Feinstein was re-elected to the Senate by the people of the State of California 5 more times, including in 2012 when she received the most popular votes for any Senate candidate in the history of the United States; Whereas, while serving in the Senate, Dianne Feinstein became— (1) one of the first women to serve on the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate, and the first woman to lead her party on the Committee; (2) the first woman to chair the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate; (3) the first woman to preside over a presidential inauguration; and (4) the first woman to chair the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; Whereas, in response to numerous tragic acts of gun violence in the State of California and across the United States, Dianne Feinstein became a leading proponent of efforts to address gun violence, including through the passage of the Public Safety and Recreational Firearms Use Protection Act (commonly referred to as the Federal Assault Weapons Ban ) (subtitle A of title XI of Public Law 103–322 ; 108 Stat. 1996); Whereas the singular leadership and determination of Dianne Feinstein led to the enactment of legislation to preserve millions of acres of land in the State of California, from the redwoods of Headwaters Forest to San Francisco Bay and Lake Tahoe; Whereas Dianne Feinstein devoted particular attention to protecting the California desert and was the driving force behind the establishment of Death Valley National Park, Joshua Tree National Park, the Mojave National Preserve, the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto Mountains National Monument, the Mojave Trails National Monument, the Sand to Snow National Monument, and the Castle Mountains National Monument