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