[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 97 (Friday, June 6, 2025)]
[House]
[Page H2515]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                HONORING FORMER CONGRESSWOMAN JANE PRATT

  (Ms. ROSS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. ROSS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor former Congresswoman 
Jane Pratt.
  This week in 1946, she was sworn into the U.S. House of 
Representatives, becoming the first woman to represent North Carolina 
in Congress.
  Prior to her election, she served as a congressional secretary for 22 
years.
  As a Member of this body, she was an important voice, urging passage 
of legislation for major flood control in a reservoir in North 
Carolina. She also joined other women Members in supporting First Lady 
Bess Truman's food program to support struggling people in post-war 
Europe.
  After her term in Congress, Congresswoman Pratt went on to serve the 
American people at various Federal agencies for more than a decade. She 
proved everyone wrong who questioned whether a woman was up to this job 
almost 80 years ago, and today, I proudly stand on her shoulders.

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