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S.Res. 389Senate115th Congress (2017-2019)Passed Congress

A resolution commemorating the commissioning of the USS Omaha.

Sponsored by Deb FischerSen. Deb Fischer (R-NE)
Introduced January 30, 2018

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Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S591; text: CR S586)

January 30, 2018

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Submitted in the Senate, considered, and agreed to without amendment and with a preamble by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S591; text: CR S586)

January 30, 2018

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Deb Fischer
Sen. Deb FischerR-NE · Jan 30, 2018

Mr. President, I rise this evening to call up and pass a resolution recognizing the commissioning of the USS Omaha. This weekend, the USS Omaha is scheduled to be commissioned in the United States…

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Mitch McConnell
Sen. Mitch McConnellR-KY · Jan 30, 2018

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the consideration of S. Res. 389, submitted earlier today. I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, the preamble be…

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Agreed to SenateIssued January 30, 2018

III

115th CONGRESS

2d Session

S. RES. 389

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

January 30, 2018

Mrs. Fischer (for herself and Mr. Sasse) submitted the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to

RESOLUTION

Commemorating the commissioning of the USS Omaha.

Whereas the great city of Omaha, Nebraska, was founded on July 4, 1854;

Whereas the Lone Tree Ferry bringing pioneers across the Missouri River into Omaha caused Omaha to become known as the Gateway to the West;

Whereas Nebraska is the only triply landlocked State in the Union;

Whereas the first USS Omaha was a screw sloop launched in 1869, 2 years after Nebraska became a State on March 1, 1867;

Whereas the second USS Omaha (CL–4) was an Omaha class light cruiser commissioned on February 24, 1923;

Whereas the USS Omaha (CL–4) served in both the Pacific and Atlantic theaters and captured a German blockade runner a month before World War II officially began;

Whereas the Nebraska Admirals Association, formed in 1931, has had thousands of Admirals commissioned in the Nebraska Navy to promote The Good Life;

Whereas the Big Red Sub Club—

(1)

was formed to support the crews of the USS Nebraska (SSBN–739); and

(2)

is the most active State organization supporting the submarine fleet of the United States;

Whereas the Navy League of the United States, Nebraska Council, strongly supports a strong United States Navy for national security;

Whereas on June 11, 2012, Secretary of the Navy Ray Mabus announced that an Independence class littoral combat ship would be named the United States Ship Omaha;

Whereas on November 20, 2015, the United States Navy launched the USS Omaha;

Whereas on December 19, 2015, the USS Omaha was christened in Mobile, Alabama, sponsored by Omaha philanthropist Susie Buffett; and

Whereas on February 3, 2018, the USS Omaha will be commissioned: Now, therefore, be it

That the Senate commemorates—

(1)

the commissioning of the United States Ship Omaha (LCS–12); and

(2)

the mission of the USS Omaha as a networked, agile, stealthy surface combatant capable of defeating antiaccess and asymmetric threats in the littorals.