[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 29 (Wednesday, February 11, 2026)]
[House]
[Page H2173]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          HONORING SARAH ROOT

  (Mr. FEENSTRA asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. FEENSTRA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor Sarah Root and 
express the relief of our community that justice has been delivered to 
her killer.
  In 2016, 21-year-old Sarah Root was driving home from her graduation 
when an illegal immigrant, who was drunk, driving at three times the 
legal limit, struck and killed her. Her killer posted bail and vanished 
from the country, leaving Sarah's family without answers for nearly 10 
years.
  Sarah should be 31 today. In her memory, I fought to pass Sarah's 
Law, included in the first bill signed by President Trump.
  Her bill is now law, and on February 3, justice finally came for her 
killer. He was extradited, convicted, and sentenced to more than 20 
years in prison.
  As a father of two girls, I cannot fathom the pain Michelle and Scott 
have endured the past 10 years. Sarah's Law is a promise to them and 
every American family that we will not ignore these tragedies, and we 
will act to prevent them.

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