[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 120 (Wednesday, July 17, 2019)]
[House]
[Pages H5953-H5954]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         LUCAS LOWE POST OFFICE

  Mr. ROUDA. Madam Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the 
bill (H.R. 1250) to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 11158 Highway 146 North in Hardin, Texas, as the 
``Lucas Lowe Post Office'', as amended.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.
  The text of the bill is as follows:

                               H.R. 1250

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

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     SECTION 1. LUCAS LOWE MEMORIAL POST OFFICE.

       (a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal 
     Service located at 11158 Highway 146 North in Hardin, Texas, 
     shall be known and designated as the ``Lucas Lowe Memorial 
     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 ``Lucas Lowe Memorial Post Office''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from 
California (Mr. Rouda) and the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Keller) 
each will control 20 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from California.


                             General Leave

  Mr. ROUDA. Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members 
may have 5 legislative days to revise and extend their remarks and 
include extraneous materials on this measure.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from California?
  There was no objection.

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  Mr. ROUDA. Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Madam Speaker, I am pleased to join my colleagues in consideration of 
H.R. 1250 to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 11158 Highway 146 North in Hardin, Texas, as the Lucas Lowe 
Memorial Post Office.
  Chief Warrant Officer Lucas Lowe's life was defined by a call to 
service. On July 6, 2004, Lucas enlisted in the United States Army. He 
was deployed to Afghanistan for 11 months from 2005 and 2006, and Iraq 
for 14 months from 2007 to 2008. Lucas later attended Warrant Officer 
Candidate School at Fort Rucker, Alabama, where he also enrolled in 
flight school to become an AH-64 Apache attack helicopter pilot.
  On December 28, 2016, Chief Warrant Officer Lucas Lowe passed way 
during a training flight with the Army National Guard. Lucas 
demonstrated in his short life the kind of commitment to service that 
should be an example to all of us. He leaves behind to cherish his 
memory his wife, Kami; sons, Clayton, Lance, and Logan; and daughters, 
Alysen and Tenley Lowe.
  Naming a post office in Lucas Lowe's honor in Hardin, Texas, is a 
fitting tribute to honor and remember a young man who made the ultimate 
sacrifice in service to all of us.
  Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. KELLER. Madam Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from 
Texas (Mr. Babin).
  Mr. BABIN. Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 1250, a 
bill to designate the U.S. Postal Service facility in Hardin, Texas, as 
the ``Lucas Lowe Memorial Post Office''.
  As my colleagues know, to fast-track a postal legislation, we collect 
cosponsorships from every other member of the State's delegation. When 
you come from a State as large as the State of Texas, this can 
certainly be easier said than done. Although everything is bigger in 
Texas, I am proud to inform you that we have the support of all 36 
members of the Lone Star State of Texas' delegation to honor this 
American hero, Lucas Maurice Lowe, with the naming of a memorial post 
office.
  Chief Warrant Officer 2nd Lucas Lowe of Hardin, Texas, was tragically 
lost to us during a training flight just after Christmas in 2016 during 
his time in the Texas Army National Guard. A hardworking man who loved 
being in the service, Lowe especially loved to fly.
  After enlisting in the Army in 2004, Lowe completed an 11-month tour 
in Afghanistan in 2005 to 2006 and a 14-month tour in Iraq in 2007 to 
2008. He later attended Warrant Officer Candidate School in Fort 
Rucker, Alabama, where he also attended flight school to become an AH-
64 Apache attack helicopter pilot. He was an amazing soldier who 
faithfully served both God and his country.
  However, when the world lost Lucas, we lost more than a dedicated 
pilot. We lost a man who always went out of his way to lift others' 
spirits and encouraged them to reach for higher success in life.
  Lucas was a wonderful family man who loved his wife, his children, 
and his family more than anything else. He loved his children more than 
life itself. He loved camping in the woods, hunting, fishing, 
campfires, and good music. He enjoyed dancing, playing golf, cooking, 
and singing to brighten someone's day. He always had a way of making 
someone's day better.
  Admired by all, his courage and dedication made him a natural-born 
leader. He touched the lives of all who knew him, and he lived his life 
with an optimistic spirit, always ready to take on the next big 
challenge.
  Lucas is survived by his wife, Kami; and five children, Clayton, 
Lance, Alysen, Logan, and Tenley.
  He is dearly, dearly missed throughout the Texas Guard, the entire 
Hardin community and Liberty County, and by those family and friends he 
left behind.
  Mr. ROUDA. Madam Speaker, I have no further speakers, and I reserve 
the balance of my time.
  Mr. KELLER. Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 1250 introduced by 
Representative Babin. The bill names a post office located in Hardin, 
Texas, in honor of Army Chief Warrant Officer Lucas Lowe.
  Lucas Lowe joined the United States Army in 2004. He served an 11-
month deployment in Afghanistan, followed by a 14-month deployment in 
Iraq. While deployed, Lowe served as a field artillery radar operator 
and then as a paratrooper.
  When he returned home, Lowe attended Warrant Officer Candidate School 
and flight school at Fort Rucker, Alabama. Chief Warrant Officer Lowe 
was then assigned to the 149th Aviation Regiment in the Texas National 
Guard.
  On December 28, 2016, Chief Warrant Officer Lowe lost his life during 
a training accident while flying an Apache helicopter.
  He left behind a wife, three sons, and two daughters.
  Madam Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support this bill, and I yield 
back the balance of my time.
  Mr. ROUDA. Madam Speaker, I have no further speakers, I urge all the 
Members to support this bill, and I yield back the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the 
gentleman from California (Mr. Rouda) that the House suspend the rules 
and pass the bill, H.R. 1250, 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 of the bill was amended so as to read: ``A bill to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
11158 Highway 146 North in Hardin, Texas, as the `Lucas Lowe Memorial 
Post Office'.''.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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