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[S. 5060 Enrolled Bill (ENR)]

        S.5060

                    One Hundred Seventeenth Congress

                                 of the

                        United States of America


                          AT THE SECOND SESSION

           Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday,
          the third day of January, two thousand and twenty two


                                 An Act


 
To redesignate the Federal building located at 212 Third Avenue South in 
 Minneapolis, Minnesota, as the ``Paul D. Wellstone Federal Building'', 
                         and for other purposes.

    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 ``Paul D. Wellstone Building Act of 
2022''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
    Congress finds that--
        (1) Paul David Wellstone was born on July 21, 1944, in 
    Washington, DC, and raised in Arlington, Virginia, as the second 
    child of Ukrainian Jewish immigrants Leon and Minnie Wellstone;
        (2) Wellstone graduated from the University of North Carolina 
    at Chapel Hill--
            (A) in 1965, with a bachelor's degree in political science; 
        and
            (B) in 1969, with a Ph.D. in political science;
        (3) after earning his Ph.D., Wellstone moved to Minnesota to 
    teach political science at Carleton College in Northfield, 
    Minnesota, during which he became an advocate for marginalized 
    communities and fought for improved healthcare, education, housing, 
    and labor and human rights;
        (4) as an activist, Wellstone helped to bring attention to 
    issues important to the people by protesting in favor of peace, 
    civil rights, and social justice, including by standing by farmers 
    and working families in their struggles;
        (5) in 1990, Wellstone extended his community activism during 
    his first run for the Senate;
        (6) as an underdog, Wellstone was the only candidate to unseat 
    an incumbent Senator in the 1990 election;
        (7) the grassroots campaign that was run by Wellstone became 
    well-known for the green bus that he used to travel across 
    Minnesota;
        (8) Senator Wellstone continued his commitment to activism 
    throughout his time in the Senate, including by pushing for 
    legislation that--
            (A) expanded support for mental health care coverage;
            (B) increased the Federal minimum wage; and
            (C) offered greater funding and protections for workers, 
        seniors, schools, and ``atomic'' veterans;
        (9) in 1997, Senator Wellstone traveled across the country on 
    ``The Children's Tour'' to hear from disadvantaged communities 
    across the United States;
        (10) on October 25, 2002, at the age of 57, Senator Wellstone 
    was killed in a plane crash in Minnesota along with his wife, 
    daughter, and several campaign staff; and
        (11) the loss of Senator Wellstone was mourned across the 
    United States, but his legacy of advocacy and candor will always be 
    remembered.
SEC. 3. PAUL D. WELLSTONE FEDERAL BUILDING.
    (a) Redesignation.--The Federal building located at 212 Third 
Avenue South in Minneapolis, Minnesota, shall be known and designated 
as the ``Paul D. Wellstone Federal Building''.
    (b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, 
paper, or other record of the United States to the Federal building 
referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the 
``Paul D. Wellstone Federal Building''.

                               Speaker of the House of Representatives.

                            Vice President of the United States and    
                                               President of the Senate.