[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 20 (Tuesday, February 1, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H319]
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                   ATANASIO TAITANO PEREZ POST OFFICE

  Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and 
pass the bill (H.R. 3539) to designate the facility of the United 
States Postal Service located at 223 West Chalan Santo Papa in Hagatna, 
Guam, as the ``Atanasio Taitano Perez Post Office''.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.
  The text of the bill is as follows:

                               H.R. 3539

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

     SECTION 1. ATANASIO TAITANO PEREZ POST OFFICE.

       (a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal 
     Service located at 223 West Chalan Santo Papa in Hagatna, 
     Guam, shall be known and designated as the ``Atanasio Taitano 
     Perez 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 ``Atanasio Taitano Perez Post Office''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentlewoman from 
Florida (Ms. Wasserman Schultz) and the gentleman from Kansas (Mr. 
LaTurner) each will control 20 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from Florida.


                             General Leave

  Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all 
Members have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their 
remarks and include extraneous material on the measure.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentlewoman from Florida?
  There was no objection.
  Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may 
consume.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 3539, to designate the 
facility of the United States Postal Service located at 223 West Chalan 
Santo Papa in Hagatna, Guam, as the Atanasio Taitano Perez Post Office.
  Mr. Atanasio Taitano Perez was a life-long public servant to Guam and 
the United States.
  Over the course of his 36-year career he not only served as the first 
postmaster of Guam, but also served in the Guam judicial system serving 
as chief clerk, and later associate justice in the Guam High Court of 
Equity.
  Mr. Perez was also involved in petitioning Congress to establish 
Guam's permanent civilian government, which its citizens enjoy today.
  Unfortunately, he did not live long enough to see his efforts 
through, as he passed away on April 23, 1950. President Truman signed 
the Guam Organic Act into law 3 months later on August 1, 1950.
  To this day, Mr. Perez is revered for his efforts not only in civil 
service, but also for advocacy on behalf of the Chamorro and Guamanian 
people of Guam.
  Mr. Speaker, I encourage all of my colleagues to join me in honoring 
Mr. Perez' legacy by naming the post office at 223 West Chalan Santo 
Papa as the Atanasio Taitano Perez Post Office.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. LaTURNER. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 3539, which would name a post 
office in Guam for Atanasio Taitano Perez.
  It is fitting that this post office would be named for Perez, who was 
appointed as the first postmaster of Guam in 1901. In addition to his 
extensive government service, Perez was personally involved in the 
movement that petitioned Congress for U.S. citizenship for the people 
of Guam.
  Mr. Speaker, I support this bill and I yield back the balance of my 
time.
  Ms. WASSERMAN SCHULTZ. Mr. Speaker, I urge passage of H.R. 3539, and 
I yield back the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the 
gentlewoman from Florida (Ms. Wasserman Schultz) that the House suspend 
the rules and pass the bill, H.R. 3539.
  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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