Congressional Record Congressional Record · 2015-12-17 Date2015-12-17 PublicationVolume 161, issue 184 Sections99 House · 89 Senate House sections IN HONOR OF BONITA SHEPHERD'S EXTRAORDINARY SERVICE TO THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TRIBUTE TO PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL GROUP RECOGNIZING THE HUMANITARIAN EFFORTS OF ISRAELI HOSPITALS HONORING MAJOR TRENT COLESTOCK REMEMBERING JEAN STARKWEATHER RECOGNIZING THE SOUTH CHINA SEA PEACE INITIATIVE OF TAIWANESE PRESIDENT MA RECOGNIZING RON GAMBLE, VETERAN AND OWNER OF VETERANS UNITED CRAFT BREWERY REMEMBERING DENNIS REZENDES, NATION'S FIRST HOSPICE ADMINISTRATOR IN MEMORY OF MRS. AUDREY ANN HOFFMAN LAWSON IN RECOGNITION OF BARBRA STREISAND IN RECEIVING THE PRESIDENTIAL MEDAL OF FREEDOM REMEMBERING THE LIFE OF GEORGE DAVIS TRIBUTE TO KIMBERLY WAYNE HONORING AMICUS POLONIAE--FRIEND OF POLONIA--VOLUNTEER FREE LEGAL CLINIC ON THEIR 25TH ANNIVERSARY RECOGNIZING THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF RATIBU JACOCKS SHADIDI RECOGNIZING AARON PEARSON, RETIRED OFFICER OF THE SPRINGFIELD POLICE DEPARTMENT, FOR BEING INJURED IN THE LINE OF DUTY PROTECTING THE SPRINGFIELD COMMUNITY INTRODUCTION OF THE FEMA HELP AND EDUCATION FOR LOCAL PARTNERS ACT CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 644, TRADE FACILITATION AND TRADE ENFORCEMENT ACT OF 2015 TRIBUTE TO KENNETH AND PHYLLIS SHIELDS TRIBUTE TO RUSSELL L. JACKSON RECOGNIZING CAREPAYMENT AND BEACON HEALTH SYSTEM COAST GUARD AUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2015 CONGRATULATING ANDREW MEKELBURG CELEBRATING THE 100TH BIRTHDAY OF MS. VIRGINIA VEAL CONGRATULATIONS TO JORDAN SMITH TRIBUTE TO JIM AND JOLENE NELSON FIRST RESPONDERS PASSPORT ACT OF 2015 HONORING MS. JENNIFER SOLDATI ON THE OCCASION OF HER RETIREMENT FROM GREATER SOMERSWORTH CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AFTER NINE AND A HALF YEARS AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR HONORING FALLEN CHICAGO FIREFIGHTER DANIEL CAPUANO CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 644, TRADE FACILITATION AND TRADE ENFORCEMENT ACT OF 2015 TRIBUTE TO CHRISTINE ROST PERSONAL EXPLANATION TRIBUTE TO EZRA SCHWARTZ TRIBUTE TO LORI STONE OUR UNCONSCIONABLE NATIONAL DEBT TRIBUTE TO CRAIG SACKETT IN RECOGNITION AND HONOR OF THE "WORLD WAR II 70TH ANNIVERSARY AND CELEBRATION OF DIVERSITY AND WORLD PEACE EVENT" TRIBUTE TO SUSAN M. HUDSON CELEBRATING THE LIFE OF SONAL SHAH TRIBUTE TO TED AND JUDY KENKEL IN RECOGNITION OF STEVEN SPIELBERG IN RECEIVING THE PRESIDENTIAL MEDAL OF FREEDOM PERSONAL EXPLANATION HONORING THE LATE CHARLES NEWTON "NEWT" SCHENCK FOR HIS INVALUABLE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE COMMUNITY HONORING THE CAREER OF LYNDAL SCRANTON, SPRINGFIELD NEWS-LEADER SPORTS JOURNALIST, AND CONGRATULATING HIM ON HIS RETIREMENT TRIBUTE TO CATHIE ALFF CONGRATULATIONS TO PIKEVILLE PANTHERS FOOTBALL TEAM COMMENDING NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY ON THE OPENING OF ITS CENTER FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF VETERANS AND SERVICE MEMBERS (CAVS) PROTECTING AMERICANS FROM TAX HIKES ACT OF 2015 A NEW APPROACH TO CYBERSECURITY House of Representatives PRAYER THE JOURNAL PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRESCRIPTION DRUG ABUSE CALIFORNIA WATER LEGISLATION WATERS OF THE UNITED STATES PUERTO RICO HONORING ARMY HELICOPTER PILOT KEVIN WEISS COACHELLA MOSQUE FIRE MEALS ON WHEELS AMERICAN OPPORTUNITY TAX CREDIT HONORING VALOR CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL'S VARSITY GIRLS SOFTBALL TEAM PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF SENATE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 2029, MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND VETERANS AFFAIRS AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2016; PROVIDING FOR PROCEEDINGS DURING THE PERIOD... MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND VETERANS AFFAIRS AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2016 THE JOURNAL SUBMISSION OF MATERIAL EXPLANATORY OF AMENDMENT NO. 1 OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TO THE AMENDMENT OF THE SENATE TO H.R. 2029 MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND VETERANS AFFAIRS AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2016 HIGHER EDUCATION EXTENSION ACT OF 2015 MISGUIDED BOYCOTT OF ISRAEL IS ATTACK ON ACADEMIC FREEDOM EVERY STUDENT SUCCEEDS ACT FAIRNESS FOR ALL AMERICANS VIOLATION OF UNITED NATIONS SANCTIONS BY IRAN HONORING OUR MEN AND WOMEN IN UNIFORM E-FREE ACT PROTECTING AMERICA IN REMEMBRANCE OF ED FENDIG, JR. FUNDING BILL IS REFLECTION OF PRIORITIES LAUNCH OF THE BIPARTISAN CUBA WORKING GROUP THE PRICE OF CIVILIZATION ISSUES OF THE DAY LEAVE OF ABSENCE SENATE BILL REFERRED ADJOURNMENT EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC. 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