Congressional Record Congressional Record · 2017-04-03 Date2017-04-03 PublicationVolume 163, issue 57 Sections130 House · 31 Senate House sections REMEMBERING DR. CHARLES LeMAISTRE RECOGNIZING AND CONGRATULATING THE BATANGAS AND SOUTHERN TAGALOG ASSOCIATION OF GUAM ON ITS 40TH ANNIVERSARY ERIN TORMEY, FARMER OF THE YEAR AWARD HONORING MICHAEL MAYFIELD ASHLEY MEDINA HONORING ALEXANDRIA'S 67 VIETNAM WAR FALLEN HEROES ON THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA'S WELCOME HOME VIETNAM VETERANS DAY MEMORIAL TRIBUTE TO LOIS WILLIAMS IN HONOR OF SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE ALBERT H. MALDONADO BETSABE ABIGAIL TORRES IN RECOGNITION OF DR. GEORGE D. VERMEIRE SYLVIE MEI LIM'S ARTWORK SELECTED FOR NASA SPACE CALENDAR HONORING REVEREND ISIAC JACKSON, JR. IN HONOR OF THE WESTERVILLE CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BOWLING TEAM RECOGNIZING SERGEANT PATRICK O'MALLEY RECOGNIZING WORLD AUTISM AWARENESS DAY BRANDON LUJAN IN HONOR OF FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH OF HEADLAND'S 150TH ANNIVERSARY HOUSTON METHODIST WEST HOSPITAL EARNS FIVE STAR SERVICE AWARD DANIELLE HERRERA HONORING TAMERA JONES APPLAUDING ALEX SCHRIVER FOR HIS SERVICE TO ALABAMA'S FIRST CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT IAN RODRIGUEZ IN RECOGNITION OF THE AMERICAN WOODMARK CORPORATION'S NEW CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS SENATOR ARTHENIA L. JOYNER, TAMPA BAY'S WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH HONOREE DULLES HIGH WINS ACADEMIC DECATHLON CHAMPIONSHIP ELI TRUJILLO HONORING ORELIA GAIL SIAS IN HONOR OF SHERRY HABER RECOGNIZING DOMINIC BARANDICA JAZZLYN WILSON JESSICA WICKERSHEIM IN RECOGNITION OF DR. STEPHEN OSTROFF RECOGNIZING ARNOLD SMEENK KENDALL WILLS EARNS BOY SCOUT EAGLE RANK AWARD HONORING JUANITA WINSTON SMITH-OWENS MAJOR GENERAL H. MICHAEL EDWARDS QUESTIONING THE RUSSIAN CONNECTION IN RECOGNITION OF THE FRESNO COUNTY FARM BUREAU HONORING NATIONAL PET DAY MITCHELL MONTALVO INVITED TO JOIN NATIONAL SOCIETY OF COLLEGIATE SCHOLARS HONORING WILLIE WHITE VARTEGA CARBON FIBER RECYCLING INTRODUCTION OF THE WHITE HOUSE ACCOUNTABILITY FOR LANGUAGE DIVERSITY ACT CONGRATULATING NYC HEALTH + HOSPITALS WOODHULL HIGH SCHOOL ROBOTICS TEAM QUALIFIES FOR ROBOTICS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP HONORING HENRY "LIL SONNY" NICKSON, JR. IN HONOR OF CAROL GUTIERREZ INTRODUCTION OF A BILL TO ESTABLISH AN ELECTRONIC SYSTEM FOR TRAVEL AUTHORIZATION FOR THE GUAM CNMI VISA WAIVER PROGRAM AMERICAN HEALTH CARE ACT PERSONAL EXPLANATION NORTH KOREA STATE SPONSOR OF TERRORISM DESIGNATION ACT (H.R. 479) AND CONDEMNING NORTH KOREA'S DEVELOPMENT OF INTERNATIONAL BALLISTIC MISSILES (H. RES. 92) WHAT DO WE HAVE TO LOSE: THE SUPREME COURT OPPOSING NOMINATION OF JUDGE NEIL M. GORSUCH TO BE ASSOCIATE JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME COURT SENATE COMMITTEE MEETINGS House of Representatives DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE MORNING-HOUR DEBATE SQUARING RHETORIC WITH THE BUDGET RECESS AFTER RECESS PRAYER THE JOURNAL PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE CONGRATULATING GAMECOCKS, NATIONAL CHAMPIONS REMEMBERING LOUISVILLE METRO POLICE OFFICER NICK RODMAN CONFIRM JUDGE GORSUCH COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK OF THE HOUSE RECESS AFTER RECESS MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE CONDEMNING NORTH KOREA'S DEVELOPMENT OF MULTIPLE INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC MISSILES REAFFIRMING THE UNITED STATES-ARGENTINA PARTNERSHIP AND RECOGNIZING ARGENTINA'S ECONOMIC REFORMS NORTH KOREA STATE SPONSOR OF TERRORISM DESIGNATION ACT OF 2017 COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK OF THE HOUSE PRINCIPLES FOR REFORMING THE MILITARY SELECTIVE SERVICE PROCESS-- MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES (H. DOC. NO. 115-27) RECESS AFTER RECESS REPORT ON RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1343, ENCOURAGING EMPLOYEE OWNERSHIP ACT OF 2017 REPORT ON RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1304, SELF- INSURANCE PROTECTION ACT REPORT ON RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1219, SUPPORTING AMERICA'S INNOVATORS ACT OF 2017, AND PROVIDING FOR PROCEEDINGS DURING THE PERIOD FROM APRIL 7, 2017, THROUGH APRIL 24, 2017 ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE CONDEMNING NORTH KOREA'S DEVELOPMENT OF MULTIPLE INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC MISSILES NOTICE OF INTENTION TO OFFER RESOLUTION RAISING A QUESTION OF THE PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE NORTH KOREA STATE SPONSOR OF TERRORISM DESIGNATION ACT OF 2017 RECOGNIZING WORLD AUTISM AWARENESS DAY GORSUCH NOMINATION RECOGNIZING THE CITY OF WEST MIAMI ON ITS 70TH ANNIVERSARY HONORING EQUAL PAY DAY PROTESTING THE ARREST OF REVEREND CAO SAN QIANG CONGRATULATING FAIRMONT HEIGHTS HORNETS PROTECTING OUR BORDER EQUAL PAY DAY END COMMERCIAL WHALING JOBS SHOULD BE JOB ONE HAPPY 108TH BIRTHDAY TO MARY COFFEY INVESTIGATION INTO RUSSIAN CONNECTIONS IS LONG OVERDUE HONORING CHIEF CLINT GREENWOOD ELECTRIC UTILITY TRANSMISSION LINES IN NATIONAL FORESTS THE SMITH FAMILY ACHIEVED THE AMERICAN DREAM THROUGH HARD WORK CONFIRMATION OF NEIL GORSUCH TO THE SUPREME COURT LEAVE OF ABSENCE ADJOURNMENT EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, ETC. 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