[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 153 (Thursday, September 13, 2018)]
[House]
[Pages H8248-H8249]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             JUDGE RUSSELL B. SUGARMON 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. 5349) to designate the facility of the 
United States Postal Service located at 1320 Autumn Avenue in Memphis, 
Tennessee, as the ``Judge Russell B. Sugarmon 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. 5349

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

     SECTION 1. JUDGE RUSSELL B. SUGARMON POST OFFICE BUILDING.

       (a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal 
     Service located at 1320 Autumn Avenue in Memphis, Tennessee, 
     shall be known and designated as the ``Judge Russell B. 
     Sugarmon 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 ``Judge Russell B. Sugarmon Post Office 
     Building''.


                    Amendment Offered by Mr. Russell

  Mr. RUSSELL. Mr. Speaker, I have an amendment at the desk.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Clerk will report the amendment.
  The Clerk read as follows:

       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

     SECTION 1. JUDGE RUSSELL B. SUGARMON POST OFFICE BUILDING.

       (a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal 
     Service located at 1325 Autumn Avenue in Memphis, Tennessee, 
     shall be known and designated as the ``Judge Russell B. 
     Sugarmon 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 ``Judge Russell B. Sugarmon Post Office 
     Building''.
  Mr. RUSSELL (during the reading). Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous 
consent to dispense with the reading.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Oklahoma?
  There was no objection.
  The amendment was agreed to.

  Mr. COHEN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of this body's action 
to pass HR. 5439, a bill I introduced to designate the U.S. Postal 
Office at 1320 Autumn Ave. Memphis, Tennessee as the ``Judge Russell B. 
Sugarmon Post Office.''
  I want to thank my colleagues from the Tennessee House delegation, 
Representatives Roe, Duncan, Fleischmann, DesJarlais, Cooper, Black, 
Blackburn, and Kustoff, all of whom cosponsored this legislation 
honoring a great American. I also want to thank Chairman Gowdy and 
Ranking Member Cummings for reporting this bill favorably out of the 
House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

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  Born in Memphis, Tennessee in 1929, Judge Russell B. Sugarmon is 
heralded for his contributions to the City of Memphis and his work to 
reverse the tide of racism in Tennessee, paving the way for future 
black leaders in the area and inspiring their efforts to increase their 
representation in elected, Democratic bodies.
  Working alongside notable Memphis pioneers and leaders in the fight 
for racial justice and equality, Judge Sugarmon was instrumental in 
using the courts to desegregate public transportation, restaurants and 
public facilities and the desegregation of Memphis public schools.
  As a trailblazer for African-Americans in public office and a leader 
in the Civil Rights Movement, it is only fitting that we enshrine our 
recognition of Judge Sugarmon's contributions to the City of Memphis 
and the African American community by naming the 1320 Autumn Ave. Post 
Office in Memphis, Tennessee in honor of his legacy.
  I thank my colleagues in the House for voting to pass this measure 
honoring Judge Russell B. Sugarmon, an exemplary American and titan of 
his time.
  I urge my colleagues in the Senate to quickly take up this bill and 
send the legislation to the President's desk.
  The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, was read 
the third time, and passed.
  The title of the bill was amended so as to read: ``A bill to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
1325 Autumn Avenue in Memphis, Tennessee, as the `Judge Russell B. 
Sugarmon Post Office Building'.''.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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