[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. [[Page H833]] 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. ____________________