[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 153 (Thursday, September 13, 2018)]
[House]
[Page H8246]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              HAROLD D. McCRAW, SR., POST OFFICE BUILDING

  Mr. RUSSELL. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee 
on Oversight and Government Reform be discharged from further 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 606) to designate the facility of the 
United States Postal Service located at 1025 Nevin Avenue in Richmond, 
California, as the ``Harold D. McCraw, Sr., Post Office Building'', and 
ask for its immediate consideration in the House.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Oklahoma?
  There was no objection.
  The text of the bill is as follows:

                                H.R. 606

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

     SECTION 1. HAROLD D. MCCRAW, SR., POST OFFICE BUILDING.

       (a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal 
     Service located at 1025 Nevin Avenue in Richmond, California, 
     shall be known and designated as the ``Harold D. McCraw, Sr., 
     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 ``Harold D. McCraw, Sr., Post Office 
     Building''.

  Mr. DeSAULNIER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 606, a 
bill to designate the United States Post Office at 1025 Nevin Avenue in 
Richmond, California as the ``Harold D. McCraw, Sr., Post Office 
Building.''
  Harold D. McCraw, Sr. began working for the Richmond Post Office in 
1956 as a Career Substitute Carrier, and worked in various supervisory 
positions during his tenure of more than 45 years.
  From the time of his appointment as Officer-in-Charge of Richmond in 
August of 1973, Harold was active in the National Association of 
Postmasters of the United States (NAPUS). He began with the East Bay 
Chapter and served in the state chapter as Area Director, Chapter 
Secretary Chapter President, and Chairman of the 1989 National 
Convention held in San Francisco.
  Harold served NAPUS at the national level as Western Region Liaison 
Officer, EEO Committee Chairman, Advisory Board Member, and Postmasters 
Representative. In January 1988, assumed the office of National Vice 
President for Area 22. Harold also served as the Editor of the state 
publication, The California Postmaster, and of the national 
publication, Postmasters Gazette.
  In addition to serving the community in his job as Richmond 
Postmaster, Mr. McCraw also served on various boards and commissions. 
He served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Greater Richmond 
Community Social Services Corp., where he facilitated the development 
of a childcare facility that has expanded to five locations and cares 
for hundreds of children.
  Harold also helped bring about great change in the Richmond area 
through his service a member of the Richmond Management Service Corp 
and the Greater Richmond Housing Corp., which established housing 
projects and expanded retail space for small businesses in the area.
  The post office on Nevin Avenue has operated as Richmond's main post 
office since 1938. The building is located in the heart of downtown and 
is a driver of the city's economy. During World War II it served as an 
air raid shelter, and to this day remains a landmark and meeting point 
for community residents. It is also a classic example of Art Deco 
architecture that is an essential piece of Richmond history and 
culture.
  I am honored to name the post office in Richmond, California after 
Harold, a man who dedicated his life to the United States Post Office 
and the Richmond Committee.
  I would like to thank Chairman Gowdy and Ranking Member Cummings for 
their support of this legislation.
  The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, was read 
the third time, and passed, and a motion to reconsider was laid on the 
table.

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