December 17, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H7249 revise and extend their remarks and in- understand American culture and by have as many ways of expressing it as clude extraneous material on the meas- bringing their experience back home to we possibly can. ure under consideration. America. Mr. WITTMAN. Madam Speaker, I The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there It is fitting that this bill to extend have no further speakers, and I yield objection to the request of the gen- the Commemorative Works Act author- back the balance of my time. tleman from Arizona? ization for a Peace Corps Memorial is Mr. GALLEGO. Madam Speaker, it is There was no objection. sponsored by President John F. Ken- an honor and a privilege to be able to Mr. GALLEGO. Madam Speaker, I nedy’s grandnephew, Representative yield time to someone who I grew up in yield myself such time as I may con- JOE KENNEDY III. his district as his constituent. It is a sume. I am grateful to the thousands of great honor to be here and to hear Madam Speaker, I rise in strong sup- Americans who have served our Nation more about, obviously, Sears, Roebuck port of H.R. 7460, the Peace Corps Com- honorably in the Peace Corps. and Company and an area that I grew memorative Work Extension Act, in- Madam Speaker, I urge adoption of up in and know very well. troduced by Representative JOE KEN- the measure, and I reserve the balance Madam Speaker, I urge my col- NEDY. of my time. leagues to support this legislation, and Representative KENNEDY served as a Mr. GALLEGO. Madam Speaker, I I yield back the balance of my time. Peace Corps volunteer in the Domini- yield such time as he may consume to The SPEAKER pro tempore. The can Republic from 2004 to 2006. Unfor- the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. question is on the motion offered by tunately, he is not able to be here for DANNY K. DAVIS). the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. today’s vote, but I know how much this Mr. DANNY K. DAVIS of Illinois. GALLEGO) that the House suspend the means to him and the entire Returned Madam Speaker, I rise in strong sup- rules and pass the bill, H.R. 7460. Peace Corps Volunteers community. port of the Julius Rosenwald and the The question was taken; and (two- In 2014, the bipartisan Peace Corps Rosenwald Schools Act, and I thank thirds being in the affirmative) the Commemorative Act was signed into leadership for putting it on the suspen- rules were suspended and the bill was law to establish a commemorative sion calendar. passed. work to celebrate the Peace Corps and This bill starts the process to estab- A motion to reconsider was laid on its founding ideals. That legislation au- lish a Julius Rosenwald and Rosenwald the table. thorized the Peace Corps Commemora- Schools national historical park to f tive Foundation to establish the me- focus on the incredible impact of Ju- morial in Washington, D.C., but the au- lius Rosenwald, a successful entre- JIMMY CARTER NATIONAL HIS- thorization for the project is set to ex- preneur and renowned philanthropist TORICAL PARK REDESIGNATION pire in January 2021. who made a lasting contribution to the ACT The Peace Corps’ roots and mission advancement of African-American edu- Mr. GALLEGO. Madam Speaker, I date back to the 1960s. Since then, cation during the 20th century. move to suspend the rules and pass the more than 240,000 Peace Corps volun- Mr. Rosenwald was the president of bill (H.R. 5472) to redesignate the teers have served in 142 host countries Sears, Roebuck and Company during Jimmy Carter National Historic Site to train local communities across the its heyday. He used his fortune to en- as the ‘‘Jimmy Carter National Histor- world in technologies and skills such as hance the lives of others, establishing ical Park’’. agricultural protection, environmental museums, community centers, and The Clerk read the title of the bill. protection, and basic education. housing, as well as helping Jews in Eu- The text of the bill is as follows: Since its establishment, the Peace rope and new immigrants coming to H.R. 5472 Corps has helped promote world peace the United States. One-third of all Af- Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- and friendship by improving the lives rican-American children in the South resentatives of the United States of America in of countless individuals across the during the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s were Congress assembled, world. educated in Rosenwald schools. SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. Madam Speaker, I would like to Although I did not attend a Rosen- This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Jimmy Car- thank Representative KENNEDY for his wald school, I grew up in rural Amer- ter National Historical Park Redesignation efforts to honor these incredible volun- ica, rural Arkansas, and actually at- Act’’. teers. tended a one-room school where one SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF JIMMY CARTER NA- TIONAL HISTORICAL PARK. The planned memorial will be a last- teacher, Ms. Beadie King, taught eight (a) IN GENERAL.—The Jimmy Carter Na- ing tribute to the legacy of the Peace grades plus what we call the little tional Historic Site shall be known and des- Corps and its mission. This bill simply primer and the big primer all by her- ignated as the ‘‘Jimmy Carter National His- provides the foundation with more self. torical Park’’. time to raise money and pick an appro- In many of the rural towns where Af- (b) AMENDMENTS TO PUBLIC LAW 100–206.— priate design. rican Americans lived during that Public Law 100–206 (54 U.S.C. 320101 note; 101 Madam Speaker, I urge my col- time, there were no schools. If there Stat. 1434) is amended— leagues to support this bill, and I re- were, they only went to the sixth grade (1) in section 1(a), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘National Historic serve the balance of my time. and sometimes to the eighth grade. So Site’’ and inserting ‘‘National Historical Mr. WITTMAN. Madam Speaker, I the impact of these 5,300 schools that Park’’; yield myself such time as I may con- Julius Rosenwald helped to build—he (2) in section 3— sume. was a friend of Booker Washington, and (A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘provi- Madam Speaker, H.R. 7460, the Peace Booker Washington helped him under- sions of law generally applicable to national Corps Commemorative Work Extension stand that it was great for people to historic sites’’ and inserting ‘‘provisions of Act, extends through January 24, 2028, get to Tuskegee, but there were thou- law generally applicable to units of the Na- the authority of the Peace Corps Com- sands of African Americans in these tional Park System’’; and memorative Foundation to establish a (B) in subsection (d), in the second sen- rural areas who never had a first grade, tence, by striking ‘‘National Historic Site’’ commemorative work on Federal land second grade, third grade to get to. and inserting ‘‘National Historical Park’’; in the District of Columbia or its envi- Madam Speaker, I am delighted that (3) in section 6(2), by striking ‘‘National rons to honor and commemorate the leadership put this bill on the calendar Historic Site’’ and inserting ‘‘National His- mission and ideals of the Peace Corps. today. I thank the gentleman for yield- torical Park’’; Since President John F. Kennedy es- ing. And as you can tell, I am very pas- (4) by striking ‘‘historic site’’ each place it tablished the Peace Corps in 1961, over sionate about this bill. appears and inserting ‘‘historical park’’; 235,000 Americans have served as grass- I also live in the area where the (5) by striking ‘‘historic site’’ each place it roots volunteers in villages and towns international headquarters for Sears, appears and inserting ‘‘historical park’’; and (6) by striking ‘‘Historic Site’’ each place in 141 countries worldwide. Peace Corps Roebuck and Company existed at that it appears and inserting ‘‘Historical Park’’. volunteers seek to promote world peace time. So the name ‘‘Julius Rosenwald’’ (c) REFERENCES.—Any reference in any and friendship by improving the lives is an entity that our country should law, regulation, document, record, map, or of those they serve by helping others never, ever forget, and we ought to other paper of the United States to the

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BISHOP). islation, and I yield back the balance of The Chair recognizes the gentleman Mr. BISHOP of Georgia. Madam my time. from Arizona. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. Ms. JACKSON LEE. Madam Speaker, as a GENERAL LEAVE 5472, the Jimmy Carter National His- senior member of the Judiciary Committee, Mr. GALLEGO. Madam Speaker, I torical Park Redesignation Act. and a representative from the New South that ask unanimous consent that all Mem- The legislation would change the President Jimmy Carter symbolized, I rise in bers have 5 legislative days in which to name of the Jimmy Carter National strong support of H.R. 5472, the ‘‘Jimmy Car- revise and extend their remarks and in- Historic Site in Plains, Georgia, to the ter National Historical Park Redesignation clude extraneous material on the meas- Jimmy Carter National Historical Act,’’ bipartisan legislation that elevates the ure under consideration. Park, thereby ensuring that its nomen- designation of the Jimmy Carter National His- The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there clature conforms to other noncontig- torical Site to accurately reflect its status in the objection to the request of the gen- uous sites within the National Park National Park System and accord with a tleman from Arizona? System. standard pattern of nomenclature. It would also honor the wishes of our There was no objection. National historical parks are typically areas Nation’s 39th President, who is a dear Mr. GALLEGO. Madam Speaker, I of greater physical extent and complexity than friend of mine, as well as my con- yield myself such time as I may con- national historic sites; often they contain mul- stituent. sume. On March 22, 2019, President Carter tiple discontiguous sites. Madam Speaker, I rise in support of also became our Nation’s longest-living According to the National Park Service, the H.R. 5472, the Jimmy Carter National President, surpassing the lifespan of Jimmy Carter National Historic Site, which was Historical Park Redesignation Act, in- George H.W. Bush. In October, he cele- established by Congress in 1987, is comprised troduced by Representative SANFORD brated his 96th birthday. of facilities at several sites in and around the BISHOP from Georgia. As many of you are aware, President town of Plains, Georgia and has the character- Established by Congress in 1987, the Carter has had a number of health istics that make the designation of ‘‘national Jimmy Carter National Historic Site challenges recently, which has created historical park’’ a more appropriate title than and Preservation District protects and a sense of urgency around this legisla- ‘‘national historic site.’’ shares the stories of key sites associ- tion and the rich legacy that he and Congress passed the legislation in 1987 to ated with the life of President Jimmy Mrs. Rosalynn Carter want to leave for preserve the key sites and structures associ- Carter. their longtime home in Plains, Geor- ated with President Jimmy Carter during his Today, the site consists of President gia. life, provide for the interpretation of the life Carter’s boyhood farm; Plains High After the Carters left the White and presidency of Jimmy Carter, and present School, which the Carters attended; House, the Carters and Plains commu- the history of a small rural southern town. the Carter home and compound where nity took the initiative to preserve and The historic site consists of President the Carters currently live; and the protect the history of this small, rural, Carter’s boyhood home in the community of Plains Railroad Depot, which served as agricultural community. Archery; Plains High School, now used for a Carter’s campaign headquarters during In 1987, Congress established the visitor center and headquarters for the historic the 1976 Presidential campaign. Jimmy Carter National Historic Site. site; the Plains depot, which was used as a H.R. 5472 would redesignate the Na- As you have heard, it consists of the headquarters for Jimmy Carter’s presidential tional Historic Site as the Jimmy Car- Plains Railroad Depot, which served as campaign; and the Carter compound, where ter National Historical Park to con- Jimmy Carter’s campaign headquarters President and Mrs. Carter have resided since form with the Park Service’s standard during the 1976 Presidential campaign; 1981. pattern of nomenclature and to help Jimmy Carter’s boyhood farm; Plains It is therefore fitting and proper that we pass promote increased visitation to the High School, which the Carters both this bipartisan legislation, supported unani- area. attended, and which now serves as the mously by the Georgia congressional delega- Madam Speaker, I would like to visitor center and museum; and the tion, designating this complex of historically thank Representative BISHOP for his ef- Carter home and compound, where the significant places as the ‘‘Jimmy Carter Na- forts to elevate the life of Jimmy Car- Carters currently live, which is now tional Historical Park,’’ in honor of the 39th ter, and I urge my colleagues to sup- closed to the public. President of the United States, whose post- port this bill. Madam Speaker, I re- In fact, the Jimmy Carter National presidency is universally regarded as the serve the balance of my time. Historic Site is the only site in the Na- greatest and most consequential in history. Mr. WITTMAN. Madam Speaker, I tional Park System, aside from the Madam Speaker, Jimmy Carter was little yield myself such time as I may con- White House, that is still an active known outside the South before he became sume. Presidential home. I have taken my en- president and I vividly recall his acceptance Madam Speaker, H.R. 5472 redesig- tire staff there on a number of occa- speech in July 1976 at Madison Square Gar- nates the Jimmy Carter National His- sions so that they could get a better den in New York City, which he began by say- toric Site as Jimmy Carter National feel and understanding of the values ing simply: ‘‘My name is Jimmy Carter and I’m Historical Park. This site includes that shaped this great Georgian. running for president.’’ President Carter’s resident and boy- Madam Speaker, H.R. 5472 enjoys the It was at that convention that the great Con- hood home. Plains High School serves bipartisan support of the entire Geor- gresswoman Barbara Jordan, who held the as the site’s visitor center. And the gia congressional delegation, as well as seat I now hold, made history by being the railroad depot, which served as cam- the Plains community. first African American woman to give the key- paign headquarters during the 1976 Madam Speaker, I want to thank note address at a major political party nomi- Presidential election, and also houses Chairman GRIJALVA and Ranking Mem- nating convention. additional exhibits. Redesignation of ber BISHOP on the full committee, and Madam Speaker, it is perhaps a failing of all the site does not affect the laws or Chairwoman HAALAND and Ranking us that we do not acknowledge nearly enough policies that govern the area, and the Member YOUNG on the National Park the enormous achievements and contributions primary impact of the passage of this Subcommittee. I thank Mr. GALLEGO to our country of the Carter Administration. legislation would be changing signs, and his able staff members, Brandon Let me list briefly some of the enormous maps, and handouts. Bragato and Lily Wang, for all of their positive changes wrought by President Carter, Redesignation of the Jimmy Carter help in bringing this legislation to the this most moral of public men was awarded National Historic Site as a national House today under suspension of the the Medal of Freedom in addition to being the historical park does not affect the laws rules. 2002 recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize.

VerDate Sep 11 2014 06:40 Dec 18, 2020 Jkt 019060 PO 00000 Frm 00020 Fmt 4634 Sfmt 9920 E:\CR\FM\A17DE7.006 H17DEPT1 dlhill on DSK120RN23PROD with HOUSE December 17, 2020 CONGRESSIONAL RECORD — HOUSE H7251 During his administration, President Carter President Carter proudly and firmly made A motion to reconsider was laid on signed into law many legislative proposals that promotion and protection of human rights a the table. have changed our lives for the better and cornerstone of American foreign policy and f made living in America safer, more affordable, made clear that the United States would not WEIR FARM NATIONAL HISTOR- fairer, and better. overlook or tolerate human rights abuses, ICAL PARK REDESIGNATION ACT For example, President Carter signed into whether committed by adversary or ally, which law the Comprehensive Environmental Re- helped hasten the end of apartheid in South Mr. GALLEGO. Madam Speaker, I sponse, Compensation, and Liability Act, Africa and authoritarian governments in South move to suspend the rules and pass the known as the Superfund Act (Pub. L. 96–510). and Latin America. bill (H.R. 5852) to redesignate the Weir The U.S. Department of Energy was created President Carter appointed the first woman Farm National Historic Site in the in 1977 with the enactment of Department of of color to a cabinet position when he chose State of Connecticut as the ‘‘Weir Energy Organization Act, signed into law as the Hon. Patricia Roberts Harris as his Sec- Farm National Historical Park’’. Pub. L. 95–91. retary of Housing and Urban Development and The Clerk read the title of the bill. The U.S. Department of Education was cre- then as Secretary of Health and Human Serv- The text of the bill is as follows: ated in 1979 with the enactment of Depart- ices. H.R. 5852 ment of Education Organization Act, signed It was President Carter who appointed Ruth Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- into law as Pub. L. 96–88. Bader Ginsburg to the federal judiciary when resentatives of the United States of America in Airline travel was deregulated, making it af- he nominated her to be a judge of the U.S. Congress assembled, fordable for millions of Americans to travel by Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. air for the first time with the passage of the Circuit in 1980. This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Weir Farm Airline Deregulation Act, Pub. L. 95–504. It was President Carter who appointed Ste- National Historical Park Redesignation Act’’. Under President Carter, both the trucking phen Breyer to the federal judiciary when he and rail industry were deregulated leading to SEC. 2. WEIR FARM NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK. nominated him for a seat on the U.S. Court of (a) IN GENERAL.—The Weir Farm National reduced shipping costs and lower prices for Appeals for the First Circuit in 1980. Historic Site shall be known and designated consumers with the signing of the Motor Car- In fact, when President Carter took office, as the ‘‘Weir Farm National Historical rier Act, Pub. L. 96–296, and the Staggers just eight women had ever been appointed to Park’’. Rail Act, Pub. L. 96–448. one of the 500 federal judgeships in the coun- (b) AMENDMENTS TO THE WEIR FARM NA- Madam Speaker, a little recalled fact is that try, he doubled that number and appointed 40 TIONAL HISTORIC SITE ESTABLISHMENT ACT OF under the Carter Administration, 9.8 million women, including eight women and 33 men of 1990.—The Weir Farm National Historic Site jobs were created, more than any president color. Establishment Act of 1990 (54 U.S.C. 320101 from Nixon until Clinton, thanks to economic President Carter changed the face of the note; Public Law 101–485; 104 Stat. 1171; 108 legislation like the Humphrey-Hawkins Full Stat. 4756; 112 Stat. 3296; 123 Stat. 1190) is federal judiciary to make it more representa- amended— Employment Act, signed into law as the Full tive of the American people and set the exam- (1) in section 2(2)— Employment and Balanced Growth Act (Pub. ple which Presidents Clinton and Obama fol- (A) by striking ‘‘historic site’’ and insert- L. 95–523) and Comprehensive Employment lowed. ing ‘‘historical park’’; and and Training Act Amendments (Pub. L. 95– After leaving office, President Carter em- (B) by striking ‘‘National Historic Site’’ 524. barked on an energetic and tireless post-presi- and inserting ‘‘National Historical Park’’; A full listing of the important laws signed by dency, founding in 1982 the Carter Presi- (2) in section 4— President Carter would take more time than dential Center at Emory University in Atlanta, (A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘historic we have available but includes the Civil Serv- Georgia, which is devoted to issues relating to site’’ and inserting ‘‘historical park’’; (B) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Historic ice Reform Act, Pub. L. 95–454, which created democracy and human rights. Site’’ and inserting ‘‘Historical Park’’; and the Office of the Inspector General, and the Most everyone has seen Jimmy and (C) by striking ‘‘historic site’’ each place it Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Rosalyn Carter working with Habitat for Hu- appears and inserting ‘‘historical park’’; Act, Pub. L. 96–487, which designated certain manity International building housing and help- (3) in section 5, by striking ‘‘historic site’’ public lands in Alaska as units of the National ing underprivileged persons realize the dream each place it appears and inserting ‘‘histor- Park, National Wildlife Refuge, Wild and Sce- of home ownership. ical park’’; and nic Rivers, National Wilderness Preservation President Carter has served as a freelance (4) in section 6— and National Forest Systems, resulting in ambassador for a variety of international mis- (A) in the heading, by striking ‘‘historic sions, including mediating disputes between site’’ and inserting ‘‘historical park’’; and 79.54 million acres of refuge land in Alaska, of (B) by striking ‘‘historic site’’ each place it which 27.47 million acres were designated as countries, observing elections in nations with appears and inserting ‘‘historical park’’. wilderness. histories of fraudulent voting processes, and (c) REFERENCES.—Any reference in any President Carter was the first president to advising presidents on Middle East issues. law, regulation, document, record, map, or express to the nation the interrelation between He has also made time to be a prolific au- other paper of the United States to the Weir national security and energy independence thor, writing more than 30 books, including Farm National Historic Site shall be consid- and to take action to enhance both, with the Keeping Faith: Memoirs of a President (1983), ered to be a reference to the ‘‘Weir Farm Na- passage of the: Turning Point (1992), and An Hour Before tional Historical Park’’. 1. National Energy Act, Pub. L. 95–617 Daylight (2001). The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursu- through 621, The United States and the world are better ant to the rule, the gentleman from Ar- 2. Emergency Natural Gas Act, Pub. L. 95– off because Jimmy Carter emerged from hum- izona (Mr. GALLEGO) and the gentleman 2, ble origins to become the 39th President of from Virginia (Mr. WITTMAN) each will 3. Reorganization Act of 1977, Pub. L. 95– the United States. control 20 minutes. 17, Not bad for a Georgia peanut farmer, An- The Chair recognizes the gentleman 4. Crude Oil Windfall Profit Tax Act, Pub. L. napolis graduate, and nuclear submariner, not from Arizona. 96–223, and bad at all. GENERAL LEAVE 5. Energy Security Act, Pub. L. 96–294. I strongly support this bipartisan legislation Mr. GALLEGO. Madam Speaker, I Other major legislation signed into law by and urge all Members to join me in voting to ask unanimous consent that all Mem- President Carter were the Depository Institu- pass H.R 5472, the ‘‘Jimmy Carter National bers have 5 legislative days in which to tions Deregulation and Monetary Control Act, Historical Park Redesignation Act.’’ revise and extend their remarks and in- Pub. L. 96–221; the Trade Agreements Act, God bless President Carter, and the United clude extraneous material on the meas- Pub. L. 96–39, and the Panama Canal Trea- States of America. ure under consideration. ties. The SPEAKER pro tempore. The The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there In the areas of foreign affairs and national question is on the motion offered by objection to the request of the gen- security, President Carter deescalated and the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. tleman from Arizona? normalized diplomatic relations with China, GALLEGO) that the House suspend the There was no objection. brokered the historic Camp David Accord be- rules and pass the bill, H.R. 5472. tween Israel and Egypt, and hastened the col- The question was taken; and (two- b 1500 lapse of the Soviet Union by supporting the thirds being in the affirmative) the Mr. GALLEGO. Madam Speaker, I mujahideen as it fought to repel and defeat rules were suspended and the bill was yield myself such time as I may con- the invading forces of the Soviet Union. passed. sume.

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