[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 58 (Thursday, May 9, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Page S4158]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

      By Mr. DOMENICI (for himself, Mr. Biden, Mr. Lott, Mr. Daschle, 
        Mr. Shelby, Mr. Reid, Mr. Nickles, Mr. Torricelli, Mr. Burns, 
        Mr. Schumer, Mr. Gregg, Mrs. Clinton, Mr. DeWine, Mr. McCain, 
        Mr. McConnell, Mr. Chafee, Mr. Allard, Mr. Brownback, Mr. 
        Crapo, Mr. Santorum, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Bond, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. 
        Thompson, Ms. Collins, Mr. Craig, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Ensign, Mr. 
        Inhofe, Mr. Allen, Mr. Hagel, Mr. Voinovich, Mr. Stevens, Mr. 
        Warner, Mr. Specter, Mr. Smith of Oregon, Mr. Bunning, Mr. 
        Smith of New Hampshire, and Mr. Inouye):
  S. 2495. A bill to designate the United States courthouse located at 
100 Federal Plaza in Central Islip, New York, as the ``Alfonse M. 
D'Amato United States Courthouse''; to the Committee on Environment and 
Public Works.
  Mr. DOMENICI. Mr. President, I rise today to introduce a bill in 
honor of former Senator Alfonse M. D'Amato on behalf of myself and 40 
of my colleagues thus far. I am sure there will be more.
  It recently came to my attention that the Federal courthouse in 
Central Islip, Long Island, did not have a name so I thought to myself: 
What a shame. This beautiful new courthouse does not even have a name, 
and I concluded that it was time to rectify the oversight. Who better 
than Alfonse D'Amato, a great Senator from New York, who had more than 
a little bit to do with providing the people of the Empire State with 
public buildings to conduct the business of government and justice. 
Forty of my colleagues concur that we ought to name this U.S. 
courthouse the ``Alfonse M. D'Amato United States Courthouse.'' I 
believe that is the right thing to do. I understand the U.S. 
Representatives from New York are moving similar legislation through 
their body.
  I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the 
Record.
  There being no objection, the bill was ordered to be printed in the 
Record, as follows:

                                S. 2495

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

     SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.

       The United States courthouse located at 100 Federal Plaza 
     in Central Islip, New York, shall be known and designated as 
     the ``Alfonse M. D'Amato United States Courthouse''.

     SEC. 2. REFERENCES.

       Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, 
     or other record of the United States to the United States 
     courthouse referred to in section 1 shall be deemed to be a 
     reference to the ``Alfonse M. D'Amato United States 
     Courthouse''.
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