,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #ddd  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,december #ab1      
#bjac,ms4 ,jackson ,lee 7for herself1   
,mr4 ,clyburn1 ,ms4 ,wilson of ,florida1
 ,ms4 ,fudge1 ,ms4 ,eddie ,bernice      
,johnson of ,texas1 ,mr4 ,hastings of   
,florida1 ,mrs4 ,christensen1 ,mr4      
,david ,scott of ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,larson 
of ,connecticut1 ,mr4 ,gene ,green of   
,texas1 ,mr4 ,pascrell1 ,mr4 ,brady of  
,pennsylvania1 ,mr4 ,thompson of        
,mississippi1 ,mr4 ,al ,green of ,texas1
 ,mr4 ,cleaver1 ,mr4 ,lewis1 and ,ms4   
,kaptur7 submitted the following        
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,house ,administration    
,,resolution  ,honoring the             
accomplishments of ,nicarsia ,nikki     
,mayes1 a ,capitol ,hill trailblazer and
 the first ,african-,american woman to  
serve as a ,doorkeeper of the ,house of 
,representatives4  ,whereas ,nicarsia   
,nikki ,mayes began her career of       
service to the ,house of                

,representatives and the people of the  
,united ,states on ,september #g1 #aigg1
 when she was hired on the              
recommendation of ,congressman ,augustus
 ,hawkins of ,california as an elevator 
operator and entrusted to operate the   
last ,members ,only manual elevator2    
,whereas in #aihj1 ,nicarsia ,nikki     
,mayes was hired as a staff member of   
the then ,office of the ,doorkeeper1 the
 first ,african-,american woman ever    
hired by that office2 ,whereas in #aiid1
 ,nicarsia ,nikki ,mayes joined the     
staff of the ,office of the ,sergeant at
 ,arms1 serving as a member of the      
,chamber ,security ,division until her  
retirement in #bjac2 ,whereas ,nicarsia 
,nikki ,mayes' excellent performance1   
distinguished service1 professionalism1 
and good cheer paved the way for more   
,african-,americans to join the         
appointments as ,office of the ,sergeant
 at ,arms and other important ,house    
institutions1 earned her the respect and
 friendship of her colleagues1 and      

endeared her to ,members of ,congress2  
,whereas in ,december #bjac1 ,nicarsia  
,nikki ,mayes retired from active duty  
after #cf years of faithful1 honorable1 
and distinguished service to the ,united
 ,states ,house of ,representatives2 and
 ,whereas ,nicarsia ,nikki ,mayes is the
 mother of three children1 sons ,john   
,mayes ,,iii and ,david1 and a daughter1
 ,tira1 all of whom she instilled the   
importance of public service and each of
 whom followed her example3 ,now1       
therefore1 be it ,that the ,house of    
,representatives commends ,nicarsia     
,nikki ,mayes for her distinguished     
career of service to the ,house of      
,representatives and the people of the  
,united ,states4