Congressional Record Congressional Record · 2015-04-30 Date2015-04-30 PublicationVolume 161, issue 64 Sections207 House · 73 Senate House sections EXTENDING CONGRATULATIONS TO JOYCE GARVER KELLER HONORING THE BARTELS FAMILY FOR THEIR OUTSTANDING COMMITMENT TO EDUCATION AND THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAVEN HONORING MR. BILL RUFTY COMMEMORATING THE 85TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE GIFT OF MEMORIAL CITY HALL TRIBUTE TO THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN CELEBRATING MAYOR KEITH CAIN CELEBRATING MRS. TRELLIE ELIZABETH HARTMAN'S 97TH BIRTHDAY HONORING JOHN JAY COLLEGE OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE ON ITS 50TH ANNIVERSARY IN RECOGNITION OF REVEREND JOHN S. TERRY FOR HIS 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF ORDINATION INTO THE PRIESTHOOD CELEBRATING MRS. NELLIE ESTHER HUNTER'S 97TH BIRTHDAY HONORING THE MICHAEL BAKER CORPORATION'S 75TH ANNIVERSARY HONORING MR. STEVE ANDERSON FOR RECEIVING NATO'S SCIENTIFIC ACHIEVEMENT AWARD HONORING THE LIFE OF RICHARD CHOI BERTSCH RECOGNIZING DR. KAREN STOUT RECOGNIZING THE EFFORTS OF THE NAMI OF SYRACUSE CELEBRATING THE LIFE OF JANINE FOSTER WOODY HONORING THE 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE KILGORE COLLEGE RANGERETTES HONORING DOT PONDER HONORING EVELYN COLLINS ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2016 RECOGNIZING THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF TORKLIFT CENTRAL CELEBRATING THE RETIREMENT OF SONNY DIXON HONORING THE 416TH/412TH THEA- TER ENGINEER COMMANDS AND ENGINEER COMMANDS ASSOCIATION MEMORIAL WALL DEDICATION HONORING PHYLLIS MITZEN WITH THE NATIONAL LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD FROM THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SOCIAL WORKERS IN RECOGNITION OF MAUREEN MARINELLI RECOGNIZING RAINIER BEACH HIGH SCHOOL 2015 14TH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT ART COMPETITION A TRIBUTE TO THE ROTARY CLUB OF COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA HONORING MARK DIEL HONORING GIVE SOMETHING BACK FOUNDATION RECOGNIZING JANIE SACCO, RECIPIENT OF THE WASHINGTON STATE VETERAN SMALL BUSINESS ADVOCATE AWARD HONORING MR. JOHN RABUN OUR UNCONSCIONABLE NATIONAL DEBT HONORING THE BIRTHDAY OF BOBBY DOLD INTRODUCTION OF THE LOCAL TASK FORCES ON 21ST CENTURY POLICING ACT RECOGNIZING HELEN LEUZZI IN RECOGNITION OF DOROTHY PETERSON RECOGNIZING CHAPIN HIGH SCHOOL GOVERNMENT STUDENTS A TRIBUTE TO GENERAL JANET WOLFENBARGER COMMENDING THE SEATTLE TIMES RECOGNIZING THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF DR. QUINTARD TAYLOR RECOGNIZING MERCEDES SANTANA CELEBRATING BETHESDA ACADEMY'S 275TH ANNIVERSARY PROTECTING CYBER NETWORKS ACT THE GLOBAL MAGNITSKY HUMAN RIGHTS ACCOUNTABILITY ACT SHANNA PEEPLES OF AMARILLO NAMED 2015 NATIONAL TEACHER OF THE YEAR RECOGNIZING SOUTH SEATTLE COLLEGE STUDENT, DAVID YAMA ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2016 THE EVENTS IN BALTIMORE IN RECOGNITION OF THE SERVICE OF DR. KENNETH MILLER MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND VETERANS AFFAIRS AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2016 REINTRODUCING DUWAMISH TRIBAL RECOGNITION ACT RECOGNIZING LITTLE CAESARS LOVE KITCHEN'S 30 YEARS OF MAKING A DIFFERENCE RECOGNIZING THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE END OF THE VIETNAM WAR SISTER ANN KEEFE POST OFFICE RECOGNIZING APRAXIA AWARENESS TRIBUTE TO WILLIAM LEWIS TROGDON MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND VETERANS AFFAIRS AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2016 House of Representatives DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE MORNING-HOUR DEBATE IT IS TIME TO STOP STALLING ON THE HIGHWAY TRUST FUND SALUTING LAW ENFORCEMENT PUT A WOMAN ON THE TWENTY ACT TRADE PROMOTION AUTHORITY ASSISTANCE FOR THE PEOPLE OF NEPAL THOMAS FRANK JOHNSON ECONOMIC CLIMATE IN BLACK AMERICA IT IS SILLY SEASON IN WASHINGTON, D.C. THE HOUSE REPUBLICAN BUDGET 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF FALL OF SAIGON CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM HONORING SANDERS-BROWN CENTER ON AGING IMPACTS OF PERSISTENT POVERTY IN THE AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY BEWARE THE ARROGANCE OF THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT TO BE POOR IN AMERICA NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM POLICY FAILURES OF CONGRESS RECESS AFTER RECESS PRAYER THE JOURNAL PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS AND PREVENTION MONTH WELCOMING RABBI MICHAEL SIEGEL NATIONAL MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION NATIONAL YOUTH ORCHESTRA F/A-18 SUPER HORNET THE REPUBLICAN BUDGET FIXING THE ISSUES AT THE VA THE REPUBLICAN BUDGET'S IMPACT ON ACCESS TO SECONDARY EDUCATION ENHANCING VETERANS ACCESS TO TREATMENT ACT GOOD NEWS FROM NIGERIA THE STAPLE ACT THE OFFICE OF TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT SUPPORTING THE PTC ELIMINATION ACT TRANSPACIFIC PARTNERSHIP CELEBRATING NEW HAMPSHIRE'S EDUCATORS CELEBRATING THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE NATIONAL OUTDOOR LEADERSHIP SCHOOL PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1732, REGULATORY INTEGRITY PROTECTION ACT OF 2015; PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF CONFERENCE REPORT ON S. 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