[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 78 (Tuesday, May 10, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H4786]
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     VETERANS OF IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN MEMORIAL POST OFFICE BUILDING

  Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend 
the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 6386) to designate the facility of 
the United States Postal Service located at 450 West Schaumburg Road in 
Schaumburg, Illinois, as the ``Veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan 
Memorial Post Office Building''.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.
  The text of the bill is as follows:

                               H.R. 6386

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

     SECTION 1. VETERANS OF IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN MEMORIAL POST 
                   OFFICE BUILDING.

       (a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal 
     Service located at 450 West Schaumburg Road in Schaumburg, 
     Illinois, shall be known and designated as the ``Veterans of 
     Iraq and Afghanistan Memorial 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 ``Veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan 
     Memorial Post Office Building''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentlewoman from 
New York (Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney) and the gentlewoman from South 
Carolina (Ms. Mace) each will control 20 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from New York.


                             General Leave

  Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous 
consent that all Members may 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 New York?
  There was no objection.

                              {time}  2230

  Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes 
to the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Krishnamoorthi), who is the sponsor 
of this bill.
  Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI. Mr. Speaker, I stand in honor of veterans across 
this country, in Illinois, and, of course, in my Eighth District of 
Illinois which I represent. I salute veterans for their bravery, their 
courage, their sacrifice, and their patriotism. I wish to honor the men 
and women who take up our flag in service for our great Nation and 
express my immense gratitude.
  It is for this reason I have introduced this bill to rename the Post 
Office in Schaumburg, Illinois, in honor of the veterans of the Iraq 
and Afghanistan Wars. Since 2001, between 2 to 3 million servicemembers 
have served in post-9/11 war operations in Afghanistan and Iraq. The 
new name of this Schaumburg Post Office will be a constant reminder for 
my community of the bravery of veterans from these wars.
  How we honor our veterans reflects who we are as a country. I look 
forward to passing my legislation today to rename this Post Office in 
honor of veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars.
  Ms. MACE. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, our soldiers sacrifice so much for our Nation. Naming a 
Post Office for those veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan is 
the least we can do to honor them. When local residents visit this Post 
Office in Schaumburg, Illinois, hopefully, they will be reminded of all 
the sacrifices made by our servicemembers in support of American 
freedom, democracy, and national security that we hold so dear here and 
around the world.
  Mr. Speaker, I support this postal-naming bill, and I reserve the 
balance of my time.
  Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York. Mr. Speaker, in the interest of 
time, I associate myself with the comments of my two colleagues.
  Chair MALONEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 6386, to 
designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
450 West Schaumburg Road in Schaumburg, Illinois, as the ``Veterans of 
Iraq and Afghanistan Memorial Post Office Building.''
  Our nation's veterans do not sign up for a normal job. They enlist 
knowing full well that they may be injured or killed in service to our 
country.
  Over the last 20 years of conflict, more than 2.3 million Americans 
served in Iraq and Afghanistan. Of these service members, more than 
6,800 were killed and tens of thousands more have suffered the scars 
and trauma--both seen and unseen--of serving in combat.
  It is our responsibly to remember and honor all of their sacrifices.
  This bill will ensure that their service is never forgotten.
  I encourage all of my colleagues to join me in honoring the brave men 
and women who sacrificed so much over the last two decades serving our 
country in Iraq and Afghanistan by supporting this important bill.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge passage of H.R. 6386.
  I congratulate Mr. Krishnamoorthi on his excellent bill. I am 
prepared to close. I have no further speakers, and I reserve the 
balance of my time.
  Ms. MACE. Mr. Speaker, I have no further speakers, and I am prepared 
to close.
  Mr. Speaker, I support this bill, and I yield back the balance of my 
time.
  Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York. Mr. Speaker, I urge passage of 
H.R. 6386, and I yield back the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the 
gentlewoman from New York (Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney) that the House 
suspend the rules and pass the bill, H.R. 6386.
  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. CLYDE. 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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