[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 124 (Wednesday, September 15, 2010)]
[House]
[Pages H6714-H6715]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     ANDREW W. BOGUE FEDERAL BUILDING AND UNITED STATES COURTHOUSE

  Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas. Madam Speaker, I move to suspend 
the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 5651) to designate the Federal 
building and United States courthouse located at 515 9th Street in 
Rapid City, South Dakota, as the ``Andrew W. Bogue Federal Building and 
United States Courthouse''.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.
  The text of the bill is as follows:

                               H.R. 5651

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

     SECTION 1. ANDREW W. BOGUE FEDERAL BUILDING AND UNITED STATES 
                   COURTHOUSE.

       (a) Designation.--The Federal building and United States 
     courthouse located at 515 9th Street in Rapid City, South 
     Dakota, shall be known and designated as the ``Andrew W. 
     Bogue Federal Building and United States Courthouse''.
       (b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, 
     document, paper, or other record of the United States to the 
     Federal building and United States courthouse referred to in 
     subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the 
     ``Andrew W. Bogue Federal Building and United States 
     Courthouse''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentlewoman from 
Texas (Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson) and the gentleman from Florida (Mr. 
Mario Diaz-Balart) each will control 20 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from Texas.


                             General Leave

  Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas. Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous 
consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days in which to revise 
and extend their remarks and to include extraneous material on H.R. 
5651.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentlewoman from Texas?
  There was no objection.
  Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas. Madam Speaker, I yield myself 
such time as I may consume.

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  I rise in strong support of H.R. 5651, which designates the federally 
occupied building located at 515 9th Street in Rapid City, South 
Dakota, as the ``Andrew W. Bogue Federal Building and United States 
Courthouse.''
  Judge Andrew W. Bogue was a World War II veteran who served in the 
U.S. Army Signal Corps during the war. After serving with the U.S. 
Army, Judge Bogue graduated from the University of North Dakota School 
of Law and went into private practice for several years before another 
stint in the U.S. Army with the JAG Corps.
  Judge Andrew Bogue was nominated to the Federal bench by President 
Richard Nixon in 1970 and served for 15 years as an active district 
Federal judge before taking senior status in 1985. Even after taking 
senior status, Judge Bogue continued to hear cases up until a few 
months before his death on June 10, 2009.

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  Given Judge Andrew Bogue's contribution to public service to his 
country and the great State of South Dakota, it is fitting to designate 
the Federal building and the United States Courthouse located at 515 
Ninth Street in Rapid City, South Dakota, as the Andrew W. Bogue 
Federal Building and United States Courthouse.
  I urge my colleagues to join me in supporting this bill.
  I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. MARIO DIAZ-BALART of Florida. Madam Speaker, I think the 
gentlelady from Texas explained this bill very well. Obviously Judge 
Bogue had a very distinguished career, and I want to highlight the fact 
that he also served in the U.S. Army Signal Corps during World War II 
and later in the JAG Corps. I think it is important when somebody does 
that, when they have done so much, to highlight that.
  I yield back the balance of my time.
  Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas. Madam Speaker, I yield such time 
as she may consume to the gentlewoman from South Dakota (Ms. Herseth 
Sandlin).
  Ms. HERSETH SANDLIN. Madam Speaker, I thank Chairwoman Johnson for 
yielding me this time and for her support of the bill. This legislation 
enjoys bipartisan support of the South Dakota congressional delegation.
  Judge Andrew Bogue served this country honorably throughout his 
lifetime. A native of Parker, South Dakota, he served in the Army 
Signal Corps during World War II, and later in the Judge Advocate 
General Corps. He served as a State's attorney for his home Turner 
County and was elected as a judge in the Second Judicial Circuit Court.
  In 1970, both South Dakota Senators at that time, Karl Mundt, a 
Republican, and George McGovern, a Democrat, recommended that President 
Nixon appoint Judge Bogue to the U.S. District Court for the State of 
South Dakota. Judge Bogue served in that position until his passing 
just last year. He was trying cases and working hard all of the way up 
to his 90th birthday.
  When Judge Bogue was confirmed, there was no Federal courthouse in 
Rapid City. As the first judge to be based in the western part of South 
Dakota, he served his first year in Deadwood. He moved his courtroom to 
Rapid City and worked the next few years in the First Federal Savings 
and Loan Building. Judge Bogue was present at the very beginning when 
the General Services Administration began planning the Federal building 
and courthouse that we are renaming after him today, and he 
participated in that planning. Put simply, Judge Bogue is a major 
reason the Rapid City Courthouse exists as it does today.
  Judge Bogue was an impressive figure on the bench, and lawyers who 
practiced before him knew him as someone who listened and who was 
committed to justice. Because of his role and his contributions to the 
administration of justice throughout his career on the bench, the group 
tasked with renaming the Rapid City Courthouse unanimously agreed on 
Judge Bogue, and I can think of no better tribute to his legacy.
  Mr. OBERSTAR. Madam Speaker, I rise in support H.R. 5651, to name the 
Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse in Rapid City, South Dakota, after 
Judge Andrew W. Bogue.
  Judge Bogue, appointed by President Nixon in 1970, with a strong 
recommendation from Senator George McGovern, was the first sitting 
Federal judge in Rapid City. He had been a distinguished State circuit 
court judge before his appointment to the Federal bench, and was also a 
veteran of World War II and the Korean conflict. Judge Bogue also 
oversaw the construction of the building proposed to be named for him 
by this legislation.
  In light of Judge Bogue's life-long dedication to public service, I 
find it fitting and appropriate that we designate this building the 
``Andrew W. Bogue Federal Building and United States Courthouse''.
  I urge my colleagues to join me in supporting H.R. 5651.
  Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas. Madam Speaker, I urge passage of 
this resolution, and I yield back the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the 
gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson) that the House 
suspend the rules and pass the bill, H.R. 5651.
  The question was taken; and (two-thirds being in the affirmative) the 
rules were suspended and the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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