[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 114 (Tuesday, July 12, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H5962]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             PFC JAMES ANDERSON, JR., POST OFFICE BUILDING

  Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend 
the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1095) to designate the facility of 
the United States Postal Service located at 101 South Willowbrook 
Avenue in Compton, California, as the ``PFC James Anderson, Jr., Post 
Office Building''.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.
  The text of the bill is as follows:

                               H.R. 1095

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

     SECTION 1. PFC JAMES ANDERSON, JR., POST OFFICE BUILDING.

       (a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal 
     Service located at 101 South Willowbrook Avenue in Compton, 
     California, shall be known and designated as the ``PFC James 
     Anderson, Jr., 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 ``PFC James Anderson, Jr., Post Office 
     Building''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentlewoman from 
New York (Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney) and the gentleman from Pennsylvania 
(Mr. Keller) 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 
gentleman from Pennsylvania?
  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. 1095, a bill to honor 
private first class James Anderson, Jr.
  James Anderson was born on January 22, 1947. After attending Los 
Angeles Harbor Junior College for a year and a half, he decided to 
enlist in the U.S. Marines to serve in Vietnam.
  Upon graduation from recruit training, he was promoted to private 
first class and then transferred to Camp Pendleton, California, where 
he trained with the 2nd Battalion.
  In December of 1966, Private Anderson arrived in Vietnam where he 
served as a rifleman. While on patrol, his platoon was ambushed, and an 
enemy grenade landed near him and his fellow marines.
  Without hesitation, Private Anderson pulled the grenade to his chest 
and absorbed the majority of the blast with his body, saving the lives 
of the marines around him. Due to his heroic sacrifice, Private 
Anderson was the first African-American marine to receive the Medal of 
Honor.
  Mr. Speaker, I encourage my colleagues to join me in honoring James 
Anderson's bravery by naming the Post Office at 101 South Willowbrook 
Avenue in Compton, California, as the Private First Class James 
Anderson, Jr., Post Office Building, and I reserve the balance of my 
time.
  Mr. KELLER. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 1095, which names a Compton, 
California, Post Office for Private First Class James Anderson, Jr.
  PFC Anderson grew up in Compton where he attended Centennial High 
School and later Los Angeles Harbor College. During college, he decided 
to enlist in the Marine Corps and serve the United States in the 
Vietnam war.
  While deployed, his platoon was ambushed, and an enemy grenade landed 
near him and his fellow soldiers. Without hesitation, PFC Anderson 
threw himself on the grenade, sacrificing his own life to save those of 
his fellow marines. For this action, he was awarded the Medal of Honor.
  Mr. Speaker, I strongly encourage my colleagues to support this bill 
which honors an American war hero, and I yield back the balance of my 
time.
  Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York. Mr. Speaker, I urge passage of 
H.R. 1095, 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. 1095.
  The question was taken; and (two-thirds being in the affirmative) the 
rules were suspended and the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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