[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 24 (Wednesday, February 5, 2020)]
[House]
[Pages H832-H833]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   MELINDA GENE PICCOTTI POST OFFICE

  Mrs. LAWRENCE. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the 
bill (H.R. 4279) to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 445 Main Street in Laceyville, Pennsylvania, as the 
``Melinda Gene Piccotti Post Office''.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.
  The text of the bill is as follows:

                               H.R. 4279

       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled,

     SECTION 1. MELINDA GENE PICCOTTI POST OFFICE.

       (a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal 
     Service located at 445 Main Street in Laceyville, 
     Pennsylvania, shall be known and designated as the ``Melinda 
     Gene Piccotti Post Office''.
       (b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, 
     document, paper, or other record of the United States to the 
     facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be 
     a reference to the ``Melinda Gene Piccotti Post Office''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentlewoman from 
Michigan (Mrs. Lawrence) and the gentleman from North Carolina (Mr. 
Meadows) each will control 20 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from Michigan.


                             General Leave

  Mrs. LAWRENCE. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members 
may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks 
and include extraneous material on this measure.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentlewoman from Michigan?
  There was no objection.
  Mrs. LAWRENCE. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may 
consume.
  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to join my colleagues in consideration of 
H.R. 4279, to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 445 Main Street in Laceyville, Pennsylvania, as the 
Melinda Gene Piccotti Post Office.
  I thank Fred Keller, a distinguished member of the Committee on 
Oversight and Reform, for this measure to honor a distinguished 
military veteran.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. MEADOWS. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 4279, introduced 
by Representative Fred Keller. Certainly, his leadership on this is to 
be applauded.
  I also thank the gentlewoman from Michigan (Mrs. Lawrence) for her 
willingness to not only lead on this, but manage the floor for 
Chairwoman Maloney.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield such time as he may consume to the gentleman 
from Pennsylvania (Mr. Keller).
  Mr. KELLER. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from North Carolina.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise today to urge my colleagues to support H.R. 4279, 
to name the post office in Laceyville, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania, 
after Melinda Gene Piccotti.
  A native of Pennsylvania's 12th Congressional District, Mindy was an 
Air Force veteran who knew the struggles of combat veterans and wounded 
soldiers. She knew the struggles they faced when returning home from 
duty.
  Starting in 2009, at the age of 60, Mindy highlighted her commitment 
to our Nation's Armed Forces by founding Hunts for Healing, based out 
of Laceyville.

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  Mindy founded Hunts for Healing to help wounded soldiers returning 
from military missions in Iraq, Afghanistan, and other combat missions 
transition back into civilian life, allowing them to experience the 
joys of hunting, including social interaction and camaraderie.
  With the assistance of volunteer guides and funded entirely by 
private donations, Hunts for Healing helps veterans in need of 
physical, spiritual, and emotional support. In Laceyville, to the 
veterans she has helped and their families and loved ones, Mindy is 
nothing short of a hero.
  For the impact of her life and for her continued legacy to the 
veterans' community, I urge members to support H.R. 4279 to name the 
post office in Laceyville, Pennsylvania, for Melinda Gene Piccotti.

                              {time}  1700

  Mr. MEADOWS. Mr. Speaker, I urge adoption, and I yield back the 
balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Without objection, the gentleman from North 
Carolina controls the time of the gentlewoman from Michigan.
  There was no objection.
  Mr. PRICE of North Carolina. Mr. Speaker, I, too, urge passage of 
H.R. 4279, and I yield back the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the 
gentlewoman from Michigan (Mrs. Lawrence) that the House suspend the 
rules and pass the bill, H.R. 4279.
  The question was taken; and (two-thirds being in the affirmative) the 
rules were suspended and the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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