[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 78 (Tuesday, May 10, 2022)]
[House]
[Pages H4787-H4788]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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      PRIVATE FIRST CLASS BARRETT LYLE AUSTIN POST OFFICE BUILDING

  Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend 
the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 91) to designate the facility of the 
United States Postal Service located at 810 South Pendleton Street in 
Easley, South Carolina, as the ``Private First Class Barrett Lyle 
Austin Post Office Building''.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.
  The text of the bill is as follows:

                                H.R. 91

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

     SECTION 1. PRIVATE FIRST CLASS BARRETT LYLE AUSTIN POST 
                   OFFICE BUILDING.

       (a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal 
     Service located at 810 South Pendleton Street in Easley, 
     South Carolina, shall be known and designated as the 
     ``Private First Class Barrett Lyle Austin 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 ``Private First Class Barrett Lyle Austin 
     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 this 
measure.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentlewoman from New York?
  There was no objection.
  Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such 
time as I may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 91 to designate the 
facility of the United States Postal Service located at 810 South 
Pendleton Street, Easley, South Carolina, as the Private First Class 
Barrett Lyle Austin Post Office Building.
  Private First Class Barrett Lyle Austin was born in Easley, South 
Carolina, on November 10, 1992. In 2011, he graduated from Pickens High 
School. Following his graduation, he enlisted and was sworn in at Fort 
Jackson, South Carolina.

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  In August 2012, Private First Class Austin graduated basic training 
and advanced infantry training at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, as a 
combat engineer.
  Immediately following, he was stationed at Fort Stewart, Georgia, 
where he was assigned to the 4th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 4th 
Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division. He was later 
deployed to Afghanistan in 2013.
  On April 17, 2013, Private First Class Austin suffered massive head 
and chest trauma after an attack while driving an armored truck on 
patrol in Wardak Province, Afghanistan.
  On April 21, 2013, at the age of 20, Private First Class Austin 
succumbed to his injuries in Landstuhl, Germany. Posthumously, he was 
awarded a Purple Heart, Bronze Star, Palmetto State Hero award, and the 
South Carolina Governor's Award for Extraordinary Sacrifice and 
Heroism.
  I encourage all of my colleagues to join me in honoring the life of 
Private First Class Austin by naming the post office at 810 South 
Pendleton Street in Easley, South Carolina, as the Private First Class 
Barrett Lyle Austin Post Office Building.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Ms. MACE. Mr. Speaker, I yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from South 
Carolina (Mr. Duncan), the sponsor of this bill.
  Mr. DUNCAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 91 to honor 
Private First Class Barrett Lyle Austin, a fallen son of South Carolina 
who gave his life in service to our country, by designating the Easley, 
South Carolina post office the Private First Class Barrett Lyle Austin 
Post Office Building.
  This resolution is cosponsored by the entire South Carolina 
delegation and supported by the city of Easley, their city council, as 
well as the family of Private First Class Barrett Lyle Austin, his 
parents, Curt and Yolanda Austin.
  Not long after he won his stripes as a private first class in the 
Army, he was driving an armored truck on patrol in the Wardak Province 
of Afghanistan when insurgents attacked. A bomb exploded, and he 
suffered massive head and chest trauma. Private First Class Austin died 
in Germany days later, on April 21, 2013, at the young age of 20.
  Private First Class Austin was posthumously awarded a Purple Heart, 
Bronze Star, Palmetto State Hero award, and the South Carolina 
Governor's Award for Extraordinary Sacrifice and Heroism.
  Private First Class Austin was an avid sportsman, a 2011 graduate of 
Pickens High School, and a member of Rock Springs Baptist Church in 
Easley.
  I attended his service, and the pastor said he was awarded the medals 
posthumously, but he was awarded the jewels in his crown the minute he 
entered the pearly gates. He was that kind of believer.
  He was an inspiration to many. He is an American hero and deserves to 
be honored for his bravery and sacrifice for our country as a soldier 
defending our freedoms and security.
  As John 15:13 says, greater love has no one than this, that someone 
lay down his life for his friends. Barrett did that.
  I thank the committee and Ranking Member Comer for bringing this 
measure to the floor and allowing us to honor our fallen heroes. Again, 
I urge passage of the legislation.
  Ms. MACE. Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support this bill 
honoring Easley, South Carolina native and American hero, Private First 
Class Austin. I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York. Mr. Speaker, I urge passage of 
H.R. 91, 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. 91.
  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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