Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (S. 117) to designate a mountain peak in the State of Montana as ``Alex Diekmann Peak''. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the bill is as follows: S. 117 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Alex Diekmann Peak Designation Act of 2017''. SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF ALEX DIEKMANN PEAK, MONTANA. (a) In General.--The unnamed 9,765-foot peak located 2.2 miles west-northwest of Finger Mountain on the western boundary of the Lee Metcalf Wilderness, Montana (UTM coordinates Zone 12, 457966 E., 4982589 N.), shall be known and designated as ``Alex Diekmann Peak''. (b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, record, or other paper of the United States to the peak described in subsection (a) shall be considered to be a reference to ``Alex Diekmann Peak''. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from Montana (Mr. Gianforte) and the gentlewoman from Hawaii (Ms. Hanabusa) each will control 20 minutes. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Montana. General Leave
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