[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 121 (Monday, September 25, 2006)]
[House]
[Page H6985]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             DOROTHY AND CONNIE HIBBS POST OFFICE BUILDING

  Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules 
and pass the Senate bill (S. 1323) to designate the facility of the 
United States Postal Service located on Lindbald Avenue, Girdwood, 
Alaska, as the ``Dorothy and Connie Hibbs Post Office Building''.
  The Clerk read as follows:

                                S. 1323

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

     SECTION 1. CONNIE HIBBS OFFICE BUILDING.

       (a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal 
     Service located on Lindbald Avenue, in Girdwood, Alaska, 
     shall be known and designated as the ``Dorothy and Connie 
     Hibbs Post Office Building''.
       (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 ``Dorothy and Connie Hibbs Post Office 
     Building''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from 
Virginia (Mr. Tom Davis) and the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Van 
Hollen) each will control 20 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Virginia.


                             General Leave

  Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that 
all Members may have 5 legislative days within which to revise and 
extend their remarks and include extraneous material on the bill under 
consideration.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Aderholt). Is there objection to the 
request of the gentleman from Virginia?
  There was no objection.
  Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I 
may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, Dorothy and Connie Hibbs were a mother and daughter pair 
who each served as postmaster for over 20 years of their lives. Between 
the two, there was only a 3-year span between 1954 and 2005 when one of 
them was not working in this capacity.
  The town of Girdwood, Alaska, would like to thank Dorothy and Connie 
for such a unique contribution to their community by naming the 
Lindbald Avenue Post Office after them. The Senate has addressed this 
bill. We support this bill. And I hope all Members will join us today 
in doing so.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. VAN HOLLEN. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may 
consume.
  I want to join the chairman of the Government Reform Committee in 
recommending that our colleagues support this legislation to name this 
post office in honor of Dorothy and Connie Hibbs for their service.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of 
my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the 
gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Tom Davis) that the House suspend the 
rules and pass the Senate bill, S. 1323.
  The question was taken; and (two-thirds having voted in favor 
thereof) the rules were suspended and the Senate bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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