[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 189 (Thursday, November 5, 2020)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1006]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 CONGRATULATING ASSISTANT CHIEF YOGANANDA PITTMAN OF THE U.S. CAPITOL 
                                 POLICE

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                           HON. RODNEY DAVIS

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, November 5, 2020

  Mr. RODNEY DAVIS of Illinois. Madam Speaker, I rise today to 
congratulate Assistant Chief Yogananda Pittman of the United States 
Capitol Police on being awarded the Women in Federal Law Enforcement's 
2020 Outstanding Advocate for Women in Federal Law Enforcement Award. 
Ms. Pittman joined the U.S. Capitol Police force in 2001. Her USCP 
career began with security and protective services for the U.S. Senate. 
She has continually risen through the ranks, and in 2012 became the 
first African-American female supervisor to become Captain. From 2016 
to 2018, Ms. Pittman completed the National Organization of Black Law 
Enforcement Executives (NOBLE) CEO Mentoring Program, and in October of 
last year, she became the first female to achieve the rank of Assistant 
Chief of the U.S. Capitol Police--the same year she completed a 
Master's Degree in Public Administration and enrolled in a Doctoral 
program. As if these accomplishments were not enough, Ms. Pittman has 
been promoting diversity and mentoring through the U.S. Capitol 
Police's Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Action (IDEA) Office--all in 
addition to her police force responsibilities. To call her impressive 
is truly an understatement. I'd like to formally express my gratitude 
for her dedicated public service and congratulate her on her well-
deserved achievement of the Outstanding Advocate for Women in Federal 
Law Enforcement Award.

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