[Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 142 (Tuesday, September 20, 2016)]
[House]
[Page H5673]
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                 LEONARD MONTALTO POST OFFICE BUILDING

  Mr. JODY B. HICE of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules 
and pass the bill (H.R. 5150) to designate the facility of the United 
States Postal Service located at 3031 Veterans Road West in Staten 
Island, New York, as the ``Leonard Montalto Post Office Building''.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.
  The text of the bill is as follows:

                               H.R. 5150

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

     SECTION 1. LEONARD MONTALTO POST OFFICE BUILDING.

       (a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal 
     Service located at 3031 Veterans Road West in Staten Island, 
     New York, shall be known and designated as the ``Leonard 
     Montalto 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 ``Leonard Montalto Post Office Building''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from 
Georgia (Mr. Jody B. Hice) and the gentlewoman from the District of 
Columbia (Ms. Norton) each will control 20 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Georgia.


                             General Leave

  Mr. JODY B. HICE of Georgia. Mr. 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 the bill under 
consideration.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Georgia?
  There was no objection.
  Mr. JODY B. HICE of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as 
I may consume.
  I rise today in support of H.R. 5150, introduced by Representative 
Daniel Donovan, to designate the post office located in Staten Island, 
New York, as the Leonard Montalto Post Office Building.
  Leonard Montalto worked for the U.S. Postal Service in Staten Island, 
the community in which he grew up. Lenny, as he was known, tragically 
died during Hurricane Sandy when his home was flooded.
  I look forward to learning more about Mr. Montalto from the sponsor 
of the bill, Representative Donovan. I urge Members to support the 
bill.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Ms. NORTON. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, I am pleased to support H.R. 5150, to designate the 
facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3031 Veterans 
Road West in Staten Island, New York, as the Leonard Montalto Post 
Office Building.
  Leonard Montalto served with the United States Postal Service for 31 
years. He worked as a clerk in the Tottenville, New York, mail 
processing station, and also served as the secretary-treasurer of his 
local American Postal Workers Union.
  A dedicated father of three daughters, Lenny, as he was called, 
enjoyed spending his free time coaching his daughters' travel soccer 
teams, hosting family gatherings, and playing his guitar.
  Lenny tragically passed away during Hurricane Sandy when a storm 
surge flooded his home, and he was unable to escape to higher ground.
  Mr. Speaker, we should pass this bill to commemorate Leonard 
Montalto's dedication to the Postal Service and the positive impact he 
had on so many members of his community. I urge the passage of H.R. 
5150.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. JODY B. HICE of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the 
gentleman from New York (Mr. Donovan), the sponsor of the bill.
  Mr. DONOVAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor a local postal 
employee from the 11th Congressional District, Mr. Leonard Montalto.
  Lenny, as his friends called him, was a lifelong resident of Staten 
Island. He was a loving father and a dedicated public servant. He 
worked for 28 years as a clerk at the mail processing station in the 
Tottenville section of Staten Island.
  H.R. 5150 renames that postal facility after Leonard Montalto, who 
tragically passed away during Superstorm Sandy. Lenny was at his 
family's home in Oakwood Beach during Superstorm Sandy. At the height 
of the storm, his basement began to flood rapidly. He became trapped 
inside just hours after warning his daughter to evacuate. Superstorm 
Sandy, sadly, took Lenny, an honest and hardworking family man.
  Earlier this year, my office reached out to one of Lenny's daughters, 
Angela, about renaming the postal facility in her father's honor, an 
idea first offered by my predecessor, former Congressman Michael Grimm.
  I want to thank all three of Lenny's daughters, Angela, Nicole, and 
Ashley, for helping me advocate for this bill's passage. I also want to 
thank Chairman Chaffetz, Ranking Member Cummings, and the entire 
Oversight and Government Reform Committee for passing H.R. 5150, as 
well as the entire New York delegation for their strong support of the 
bill.
  Mr. Speaker, today we remember Leonard Montalto and all the men and 
women who tragically lost their lives during Superstorm Sandy. I 
encourage my colleagues to support H.R. 5150.
  Mr. JODY B. HICE of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for 
his work on this bill, and I urge adoption of it.
  I yield back the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the 
gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Jody B. Hice) that the House suspend the 
rules and pass the bill, H.R. 5150.
  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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