{"database": "openregs", "table": "congressional_record", "rows": [["CREC-2026-02-23-pt1-PgE152-4", "2026-02-23", 119, 2, null, null, "HONORING THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ORDINATION OF REVEREND GEOFFREY B. CURTISS", "HOUSE", "EXTENSIONS", "HONORING", "E152", "E153", "[{\"name\": \"Frank Pallone, Jr.\", \"role\": \"speaking\"}]", null, "172 Cong. Rec. E152", "Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 35 (Monday, February 23, 2026)\n\n[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 35 (Monday, February 23, 2026)]\n[Extensions of Remarks]\n[Pages E152-E153]\nFrom the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]\n\nHONORING THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ORDINATION OF REVEREND GEOFFREY B.\n                                CURTISS\n\n                                  _____\n\n                        HON. FRANK PALLONE, JR.\n\n                             of new jersey\n\n                    in the house of representatives\n\n                       Monday, February 23, 2026\n\n  Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the 50th anniversary\nof the ordination of Reverend Geoffrey B. Curtiss. Please join me and\nhis parish, Trinity Church in Asbury Park, New Jersey, in celebrating\nthis milestone of devotion and service of Reverend Curtiss in his\npriesthood.\n  To Reverend Curtiss, priesthood is an opportunity to connect, teach,\nand empower his congregants for the better. For a significant period,\nReverend Curtiss served at the All Saints Episcopal Parish in Hoboken,\nNew Jersey. Admirably, Reverend Curtiss oversaw the consolidation of\nthree local Episcopal churches and facilitated the bridging of\ncommunities complete with benevolent initiatives and ministries. In\nthese spaces, Hudson County low-income youth were provided after-school\nresources, summer programing, and a partnership to the Jubilee Family\nLife Center. In 1982, as president of the Hoboken Clergy Coalition,\nReverend Curtiss advocated and established the Hoboken Shelter for the\nHomeless.\n  Throughout his tenure, Reverend Curtiss has taken to activism in\nnumerous good-faith organizations for causes such as housing access,\nyouth enrichment, racism, and urban renewal. These organizations have\nincluded the\n\n[[Page E153]]\n\nHoboken North Hudson YMCA, Hoboken Rotary Club, Diocesan Council,\nEpiscopal Urban Caucus, Department of Missions Board, the Commission to\nDismantle Racism, and the Union City Renaissance Urban Renewal\nAssociates.\n  Today, Reverend Curtiss and his wife, Linda, retired to Bradley\nBeach, having owned their house here since 1985. Reverend Curtiss\nserves as an Assisting Priest at Trinity Church Episcopal Parish in\nAsbury Park. He is a volunteer at the Monmouth County New Jersey\nReentry Corporation and the Monmouth Affordable Housing Coalition. He\nis also a board member of the human rights organization, Cristosal,\nwhere he continues his lifelong mission to support the dignity of every\nhuman being.\n  Mr. Speaker, I sincerely hope that my colleagues will join me in\nhonoring Reverend Geoffrey B. Curtiss for his lifetime dedication to\nhis faith, advocacy, and community.\n\n                          ____________________"]], "columns": ["granule_id", "date", "congress", "session", "volume", "issue", "title", "chamber", "granule_class", "sub_granule_class", "page_start", "page_end", "speakers", "bills", "citation", "full_text"], "primary_keys": ["granule_id"], "primary_key_values": ["CREC-2026-02-23-pt1-PgE152-4"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.40054298005998135, "source": "Federal Register API & Regulations.gov API", "source_url": "https://www.federalregister.gov/developers/api/v1", "license": "Public Domain (U.S. Government data)", "license_url": "https://www.regulations.gov/faq"}