[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 193 (Wednesday, November 3, 2021)]
[House]
[Pages H6146-H6147]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 FREDERICK P. STAMP, JR. FEDERAL BUILDING AND UNITED STATES COURTHOUSE

  Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the 
bill (H.R. 4660) to designate the Federal Building and United States 
Courthouse located at 1125 Chapline Street in Wheeling, West Virginia, 
as the ``Frederick P. Stamp, Jr. Federal Building and United States 
Courthouse''.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.
  The text of the bill is as follows:

                               H.R. 4660

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

     SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.

       The Federal building and United States courthouse located 
     at 1125 Chapline Street in Wheeling, West Virginia, shall be 
     known and designated as the ``Frederick P. Stamp, Jr. Federal 
     building and United States Courthouse''.

     SEC. 2. REFERENCES.

       Any reference in law, map, regulation, document, paper, or 
     other record of the United States to the Federal Building and 
     United States Courthouse referred to in section 1 shall be 
     deemed to be a reference to the ``Frederick P. Stamp, Jr. 
     Federal Building and United States Courthouse''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Blumenauer). Pursuant to the rule, the 
gentleman from Oregon (Mr. DeFazio) and the gentleman from Mississippi 
(Mr. Guest) each will control 20 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Oregon.


                             General Leave

  Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members 
may have 5 legislative days within which to revise and extend their 
remarks and include extraneous material on H.R. 4660.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Oregon?
  There was no objection.
  Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, H.R. 4660 designates the Federal Building located at 
1125 Chapline Street in Wheeling, West Virginia as the Frederick P. 
Stamp, Jr. Federal Building and Courthouse. This legislation was 
introduced by Congressman   David McKinley of West Virginia. 
Congressman McKinley has long sought this designation to honor Judge 
Stamp's career and legacy.
  Frederick P. Stamp Jr. was born in Wheeling, West Virginia, received 
a bachelor of arts degree from Washington and Lee University, and a law 
degree from the University of Virginia. He was a private in the United 
States Army from 1959 to 1960, and a first lieutenant in the Army 
Reserves from 1960 to 1967. After 30 years in private practice in 
Wheeling, from 1960 to 1990, he was nominated by President George H.W. 
Bush to a seat on the United States District Court for the Northern 
District of West Virginia, where he served as chief judge from 1994 to 
2001.
  Judge Stamp's service to his community, his State, our Nation, and 
the judicial system is widely respected. I strongly support H.R. 4660, 
as an overdue recognition of his service, and I urge my colleagues to 
join me.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. GUEST. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 4660, which designates the 
Federal

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Building and U.S. Courthouse located in Wheeling, West Virginia, as the 
Frederick P. Stamp, Jr. Federal Building and United States Courthouse 
in honor of Judge Frederick Stamp.
  I thank my colleague from West Virginia, Mr. McKinley, for his 
leadership on this bill. I know that our colleagues in the Senate are 
very interested in this issue, and we want to work together with them 
so we can resolve this. I hope my colleagues will support this bill.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. GUEST. Mr. Speaker, I yield such time as he may consume to the 
gentleman from West Virginia (Mr. McKinley).
  Mr. McKINLEY. Mr. Speaker, I thank the chairman for his support on 
this, as well as the ranking member on our side.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor an individual who represents the 
very best of West Virginia and recognize him as one of our country's 
most respected and thoughtful jurists, the Honorable Frederick P. 
Stamp, Jr.
  Judge Stamp began his tenure as a Federal judge when he was confirmed 
in 1990 to the United States District Court for the Northern District 
of West Virginia, where he would preside as chief judge.
  In West Virginia, Judge Stamp is known for his commitment to service 
above self. This is evident from his military service, his time spent 
in the West Virginia legislature, his work as a private attorney, and 
for his support of countless community organizations. He has been a 
steadfast and respected pillar of West Virginia, living there his 
entire life.
  Having raised two adult children, Judge Stamp and his wife, Joan, are 
valued members of the Wheeling community. And Judge Stamp has already 
been honored by his selection to the Wheeling Hall of Fame.
  Humble to the extreme, but humble by nature, it is a testament to his 
character that Judge Stamp would never personally seek this type of 
recognition. But he has earned it and his peers would like to see that 
recognition for him.
  Mr. Speaker, I am so proud that Congress is taking this opportunity 
to honor such a great American by naming the building in which Judge 
Stamp has spent the majority of his professional service and public 
life, the Frederick P. Stamp, Jr. Federal Courthouse in Wheeling, West 
Virginia.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge the adoption of this resolution and I thank the 
chairman for his support.
  Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. GUEST. Mr. Speaker, I have no further speakers, and I am prepared 
to close.
  Mr. Speaker, in closing, I think it is appropriate to recognize Judge 
Stamp's service to our country by naming this Federal building after 
him.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge support of this legislation, and I yield back the 
balance of my time.
  Mr. DeFAZIO. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, this is a long overdue honor for Judge Stamp. And as the 
gentleman from West Virginia said, he would never have sought this 
honor himself, but it is being done by Congress in recognition of his 
great service to our Nation and the judiciary.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge Members to support the legislation, and I yield 
back the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the 
gentleman from Oregon (Mr. DeFazio) that the House suspend the rules 
and pass the bill, H.R. 4660.
  The question was taken.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. In the opinion of the Chair, two-thirds 
being in the affirmative, the ayes have it.
  Mr. ROSENDALE. Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to section 3(s) of House Resolution 
8, the yeas and nays are ordered.
  Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, further proceedings on this motion 
are postponed.

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