[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 124 (Tuesday, July 30, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Page S5559]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                      Welcoming the Guest Chaplain

  Ms. CORTEZ MASTO. Mr. President, I rise in recognition of today's 
guest Chaplain, Rajan Zed. Mr. Zed is not new to Congress. He was 
invited in 2007 by Majority Leader Harry Reid to read the first-ever 
Hindu opening prayer before the U.S. Senate. And he has read opening 
prayers in the U.S. House of Representatives, various State legislative 
bodies, county commissions, and city councils all across the United 
States.
  Mr. Zed is a religious leader of the Hindu community in Reno, and he 
has taken up causes from all over the world. He is president of the 
Universal Society of Hinduism, an active member of the Nevada 
Interfaith Association, and a spiritual advisor to the National 
Association of Interchurch & Interfaith Families.
  He has been invited to and participated in the World Economic Forum. 
He has met with the President of the European Parliament in Brussels to 
promote interfaith dialogue, and he has received several awards for his 
contributions to both local and global religious communities.
  Outside of his faith leadership, Mr. Zed has been active in the Reno 
community. He serves on the governing board of directors of the 
Northern Nevada International Center, the board of directors of the 
Nevada World Trade Council, the Citizens Advisory Committee of the 
Regional Transportation Commission, and on the Reno Police Chief 
Advisory Board.
  Mr. President, I am honored to have Mr. Zed back in the U.S. Senate 
to deliver opening prayers once again today. I welcome him to the U.S. 
Senate and his beautiful family.
  I yield the floor.