Congressional Record Congressional Record · 2026-04-16 Date2026-04-16 PublicationVolume 172, issue 67 Sections104 House · 41 Senate House sections HONORING THE LIFE OF SANDRA JEAN CALDWELL "SANDY" DAVIS HONORING DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY'S BLACK STUDENT ORGANIZATION CELEBRATING THE 110TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE GENERAL FEDERATION OF WOMEN'S CLUB OF MATAWAN HONORING AVERY WISE FOR HIS OUTSTANDING SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY HONORING THE LIFE OF REPRESENTATIVE ELIOT ENGEL TRIBUTE TO MAJOR BENJAMIN "BEN" COHEN RECOGNIZING APRIL AS SECOND CHANCE MONTH HONORING THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF HAL MARCUS HONORING THE LIFE AND SERVICE OF STEVEN ALFRED ROBERTI HONORING THE LIFE OF TRISHA GARLOCK CELEBRATING THE 175TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE MARILLA COUNTRY STORE RECOGNIZING PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATOR WEEK AND HONORING AMERICA'S 911 DISPATCHERS RECOGNIZING THE BICENTENNIAL OF THE TOWN OF ALABAMA HONORING DEPUTY PATRICK SHELL HONORING THE PACE HIGH SCHOOL NAVY JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICERS TRAINING CORPS PROGRAM RECOGNIZING COMMANDANT JAMES EMORY MACE RECOGNIZING APOSTLE FELIX REVILLS AND CELEBRATING HIS 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF LEADERSHIP HONORING JOSH MIRSKY FOR HIS EFFORTS TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT NEURODIVERSITY HONORING MR. VINCE SMITHERS FOR OVER 40 YEARS OF SERVICE HONORING THE EXTRAORDINARY LIFE AND LEGACY OF MRS. WYANETTA JOHNSON HONORING THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF THE REVEREND JESSE LOUIS JACKSON, SR. House of Representatives PRAYER THE JOURNAL PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE SPEAKER CELEBRATING THE CENTENNIAL ANNIVERSARY OF E.W. 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