[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2929 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2929

 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
at 265 South Western Avenue, Los Angeles, California, as the ``Nat King 
                          Cole Post Office''.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 12, 2002

 Mrs. Feinstein (for herself and Mrs. Boxer) introduced the following 
      bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                          Governmental Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
 To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located 
at 265 South Western Avenue, Los Angeles, California, as the ``Nat King 
                          Cole Post Office''.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. FINDINGS.

    Congress finds that--
            (1) Nat King Cole--
                    (A) was born Nathaniel Adams Coles in Montgomery, 
                Alabama, during the difficult period of segregation in 
                the United States; and
                    (B) was raised in the ghettos of the south side of 
                Chicago, Illinois, where he endured the harshness of 
                poverty;
            (2) Nat King Cole was often confronted with racism during 
        his career, including being attacked by members of a white 
        supremacist group while he was on stage in Birmingham, Alabama, 
        in 1956;
            (3) Nat King Cole did not allow poverty or racism to 
        prevent him from--
                    (A) sharing his music with people worldwide; and
                    (B) leaving a lasting impression on American 
                culture;
            (4) Nat King Cole established himself as the best selling 
        African-American recording artist of his generation;
            (5) Nat King Cole and his family became the first African-
        American family to integrate the community of Hancock Park in 
        Los Angeles when, despite threats and protests from local 
        residents, they purchased their English Tudor mansion in 1948;
            (6) ``The Nat King Cole Show''--
                    (A) was primarily broadcast from Burbank, 
                California;
                    (B) aired nationally for more than a year beginning 
                in 1956; and
                    (C) was the first television show to be hosted by 
                an African-American artist;
            (7) Nat King Cole graced southern California with his music 
        during the formative years of his music career and formed the 
        successful ``King Cole Trio'' in Los Angeles, California;
            (8) Nat King Cole's recording of ``Route 66'' serenaded 
        generations of eager California immigrants;
            (9) Nat King Cole's recorded rendition of ``The Christmas 
        Song'' symbolizes the family warmth of the yuletide season;
            (10) Nat King Cole's disarming delivery teaches people the 
        meaning of ``Unforgettable'';
            (11) although Nat King Cole died from lung cancer on 
        February 15, 1965, the music and embracing baritone voice of 
        Nat King Cole are lasting legacies that continue to be enjoyed 
        by people worldwide;
            (12) Nat King Cole exemplifies the American dream by having 
        overcome societal and other barriers to become one of the great 
        American entertainers; and
            (13) members of the community surrounding the Oakwood 
        Station Post Office in Los Angeles, California, have advocated 
        for the renaming of the post office in honor of Nat King Cole, 
        a former resident of the area.

SEC. 2. DESIGNATION OF NAT KING COLE POST OFFICE.

    (a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 265 South Western Avenue, Los Angeles, California, and known 
as the Oakwood Station Post Office, shall be known and designated as 
the ``Nat King Cole Post Office''.
    (b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, 
paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to 
in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the ``Nat King 
Cole Post Office''.
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