[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 164 (Wednesday, December 19, 2012)]
[Senate]
[Page S8230]
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MEASURES DISCHARGED
Mr. MERKLEY. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Homeland
Security and Governmental Affairs Committee be discharged from the
following postal naming bills en bloc and that the Senate proceed to
their consideration en bloc: H.R. 3477, H.R. 3870, H.R. 3912, H.R.
5738, H.R. 5837, H.R. 5954, S. 3630, and S. 3662.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
Mr. MERKLEY. I ask unanimous consent that the bills be read a third
time and passed en bloc, the motions to reconsider be laid upon the
table en bloc, with no intervening action or debate, and that any
related statements be printed in the Record.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
The bills (H.R. 3477, H.R. 3870, H.R. 3912, H.R. 5738, H.R. 5837, and
H.R. 5954) were ordered to a third reading, were read the third time
and passed.
The bills (S. 3630 and S. 3662) were ordered to be engrossed for a
third reading, were read the time and passed, as follows:
S. 3630
(To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located
at 218 North Milwaukee Street in Waterford, Wisconsin, as the ``Captain
Rhett W. Schiller Post Office'')
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. CAPTAIN RHETT W. SCHILLER POST OFFICE.
(a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 218 North Milwaukee Street in Waterford,
Wisconsin, shall be known and designated as the ``Captain
Rhett W. Schiller Post Office''.
(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 ``Captain Rhett W. Schiller Post Office''.
S. 3662
(To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located
at 6 Nichols Street in Westminster, Massachusetts, as the ``Lieutenant
Ryan Patrick Jones Post Office Building'')
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 ``Lieutenant Ryan Patrick
Jones Post Office Designation Act''.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds the following:
(1) First Lieutenant Ryan Patrick Jones volunteered to
serve the United States in the Army.
(2) Lieutenant Jones earned his rank, the Army Achievement
Medal, the Purple Heart, the Bronze Star, the Iraqi Freedom
Medal, the Combat Action Badge, and the War on Terrorism
Badge through his dedication to the highest ideals of the
United States.
(3) Lieutenant Jones chose from a young age to generously
volunteer his talents to his community, and was recognized
with academic, social, and athletic leadership positions
throughout his life.
(4) Lieutenant Jones committed himself to excellence in all
aspects of his life, including earning a Bachelor of Science
degree, with honors, in civil and environmental engineering.
(5) While earning his engineering degree at Worcester
Polytechnic Institute, Lieutenant Jones was awarded a Reserve
Officers' Training Corps scholarship.
(6) Lieutenant Jones faithfully and expertly led his fellow
soldiers as a platoon leader in the Army's First Infantry
Division while deployed to Iraq in 2007.
(7) Lieutenant Jones made the ultimate sacrifice for the
United States on May 2, 2007, when he was killed in action by
an improvised explosive device set by the enemy.
(8) Lieutenant Jones' life of service, courage, and honor
was made possible by his dedicated parents, Mr. Kevin Jones
and Mrs. Elaine Jones, who reside in Westminster,
Massachusetts.
(9) Mr. and Mrs. Jones organized the shipment of supplies
to soldiers serving alongside their son, thereby supporting
the morale of the members of the Armed Forces.
(10) Before entering combat, Lieutenant Jones made
arrangements to ensure that his life insurance policy
proceeds would become a scholarship fund to benefit others, a
request that Mr. and Mrs. Jones fulfilled.
(11) Lieutenant Jones is remembered by his family, his
friends, and the people of the United States as a role model
for his fellow citizens to emulate.
(12) Lieutenant Jones' spirit of generosity has been
commemorated by organizations ranging from the Commonwealth
of Massachusetts to the Boston Celtics.
(13) It is fitting that the life of Lieutenant Jones should
be further memorialized for future generations by naming the
post office in Westminster, Massachusetts, in his honor.
SEC. 3. LIEUTENANT RYAN PATRICK JONES POST OFFICE BUILDING.
(a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 6 Nichols Street in Westminster,
Massachusetts, shall be known and designated as the
``Lieutenant Ryan Patrick Jones 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 ``Lieutenant Ryan Patrick Jones Post
Office Building''.
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