[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 124 (Wednesday, September 15, 2010)]
[House]
[Pages H6715-H6716]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            FRANK EVANS GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE BUILDING

  Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas. Madam Speaker, I move to suspend 
the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 5706) to designate the facility of 
the Government Printing Office located at 31451 East United Avenue in 
Pueblo, Colorado, as the ``Frank Evans Government Printing Office 
Building'', as amended.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.
  The text of the bill is as follows:

                               H.R. 5706

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

     SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.

       The building occupied by the Government Printing Office 
     located at 31451 East United Avenue in Pueblo, Colorado, 
     shall be known and designated as the ``Frank Evans Government 
     Printing Office Building'' during the period in which the 
     building is occupied by the Government Printing Office.

     SEC. 2. REFERENCES.

       With respect to the period in which the building referred 
     to in section 1 is occupied by the Government Printing 
     Office, any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, 
     record, or other paper of the United States to that building 
     shall be deemed to be a reference to the ``Frank Evans 
     Government Printing Office Building''.
  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 include extraneous material on H.R. 5706, 
as amended.
  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 rise in strong 
support of H.R. 5706, as amended, which designates the facility of the 
Government Printing Office located at 31451 East United Avenue in 
Pueblo, Colorado, as the Frank Evans Government Printing Office 
Building.
  Congressman Evans is a distinguished former Member of the House of 
Representatives, born September 6, 1923, in Pueblo, Colorado. After 
serving as a U.S. Navy pilot during World War II, Congressman Evans 
attended the University of Denver, graduating with a bachelor's degree, 
and then received his law degree in 1950. Congressman Evans went on to 
be elected to the Colorado State House of Representatives in 1960. 
After serving in the Colorado House of Representatives, Congressman 
Evans would go on to win seven terms representing Colorado's Third 
Congressional District in 1964 before retiring in 1978. He is often 
credited with helping to bring the Federal Citizen's Information Center 
to Pueblo, Colorado, in 1970. Unfortunately, Congressman Frank Edwards 
Evans died this past summer on June 8, 2010.
  Given Representative Evans' exceptional service to the Federal 
Government and to the Third Congressional

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District of Colorado, it is fitting to honor him by naming the 
Government Printing Office located at 31451 East United Avenue in 
Pueblo, Colorado, as the Frank Evans Government Printing Office 
Building. I urge my colleagues to support the bill.
  I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. MARIO DIAZ-BALART of Florida. Madam Speaker, I yield myself such 
time as I may consume.
  I just want to highlight what the gentlelady from Texas already said. 
I think it is worth repeating. We know about his career, but I want to 
highlight the fact that he did serve in the United States Navy as a 
patrol pilot during World War II. I think that we all need to thank our 
veterans for their patriotism. I thank the gentleman from Colorado for 
bringing this up. He is someone I have great admiration and respect 
for.
  I reserve the balance of my time.
  Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas. Madam Speaker, I yield such time 
as he may consume to the gentleman from Colorado (Mr. Salazar).
  Mr. SALAZAR. I want to thank the gentlelady from Texas and also the 
gentleman from Florida, who are my wonderful friends.
  Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of my bill, H.R. 5706, to name 
the Government Printing Office Public Document Distribution Center in 
Pueblo, Colorado, after former Congressman Frank Evans. From 1964 until 
1978, Congressman Evans represented Colorado's Third Congressional 
District in the U.S. House of Representatives. That is the seat I now 
currently serve.
  The tremendous impact of his leadership on our district can still be 
felt to this day. Congressman Evans was responsible for bringing the 
Government Printing Office to Pueblo, and I cannot think of a more 
appropriate way to recognize his hard work and commitment to western 
Colorado than to name this building in his honor.
  From the time Congressman Evans gained congressional approval for the 
building in 1970, it has employed anywhere from 25 to 176 Colorado 
workers. This year is the 40th anniversary of Congressman Evans' work 
to bring this building to Pueblo, and the GPO and its employees are 
more dedicated to serving the public than ever.
  Unfortunately, Congressman Evans passed away in June of this year, 
and my condolences go out to his family during this difficult time. I 
was honored to attend his funeral. He will be missed, but his memory 
lives on through the lives he touched and the legacy he left in western 
Colorado. In honor of Congressman Evans, I urge my colleagues to 
support this legislation.
  Mr. OBERSTAR. Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of the bill, 
H.R. 5706, as amended, which designates the building occupied by 
Government Printing Office in Pueblo, Colorado, as the ``Frank Evans 
Government Printing Office Building''.
  Frank Evans, who passed away on June 8, 2010, was a seven-term 
congressman from the third district of Colorado, serving in the House 
from 1965 through 1979. He attended Pomona College in Claremont, 
California, interrupting his education to serve in the United States 
Navy as a patrol pilot during World War II. He returned to formal 
schooling to earn both a bachelor of arts and a law degree from the 
University of Denver. He was a member of the Colorado State House of 
Representatives from 1961-1964.
  Among his achievements while serving in the U.S. House of 
Representatives, Congressman Evans is credited with bringing the 
Federal Citizen Information Center to Pueblo in 1970. The information 
center is operated by the Government Printing Office, GPO, and prints 
and mails free consumer publications. The GPO has been in continuous 
occupancy of the building to be named by this bill for 40 years. It is 
a leased building, but the ownership entity has expressed its full 
assent to naming the building for Congressman Evans for as long as the 
GPO occupies the premises.
  I urge my colleagues to join me in supporting H.R. 5706.
  Mr. MARIO DIAZ-BALART of Florida. Madam Speaker, I yield back the 
balance of my time.
  Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas. Madam Speaker, 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. 5706, as amended.
  The question was taken; and (two-thirds being in the affirmative) the 
rules were suspended and the bill, as amended, was passed.
  The title was amended so as to read: ``A bill to designate the 
building occupied by the Government Printing Office located at 31451 
East United Avenue in Pueblo, Colorado, as the `Frank Evans Government 
Printing Office Building'.''.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the Table.

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