[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 114 (Tuesday, July 12, 2022)]
[House]
[Pages H5965-H5966]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     JOHN ARMOR BINGHAM POST OFFICE

  Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend 
the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2472) to designate the facility of 
the United States Postal Service located at 82422 Cadiz Jewett Road in 
Cadiz, Ohio, as the ``John Armor Bingham Post Office''.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.
  The text of the bill is as follows:

                               H.R. 2472

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

     SECTION 1. JOHN ARMOR BINGHAM POST OFFICE.

       (a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal 
     Service located at 82422 Cadiz Jewett Road in Cadiz, Ohio, 
     shall be known and designated as the ``John Armor Bingham 
     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 ``John Armor Bingham Post Office''.

  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.

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  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 rise in support 
of H.R. 2472, a bill to honor John Armor Bingham, and I reserve the 
balance of my time.
  Mr. KELLER. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  I rise in support of H.R. 2472, honoring John Armor Bingham. John 
Bingham served in this Chamber from the 34th through the 38th 
Congresses, representing the great State of Ohio.
  After losing election in 1862, President Lincoln appointed Bingham as 
judge advocate of the Union Army. He presided over many significant 
military trials and also served as a prosecutor for the military 
tribunal of the Lincoln assassination conspirators.
  He was then reelected to the House, serving in the 39th through the 
42nd Congresses. He is most notable for having authored Section 1 of 
the 14th Amendment to our Constitution.
  Over his years of public service, John Bingham loyally served his 
country.
  I encourage my colleagues to support this bill honoring a former 
Member of this Chamber.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York. Mr. Speaker, I reserve the 
balance of my time.
  Mr. KELLER. Mr. Speaker, I yield such time as he may consume to the 
gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Johnson).
  Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 
2472, to honor John Armor Bingham, a man who played an important role 
in advancing a more perfect Union for all Americans.
  Bingham first came to Cadiz, Ohio, in the early 1800s as a teenager. 
While studying law at Franklin College, he befriended former slave 
Titus Basfield, the first African American to graduate college in Ohio.
  Bingham's commitment to advancing liberty and equality for all can 
notably be attributed to Section 1 of the 14th Amendment to the United 
States Constitution, which he drafted. This amendment is the foundation 
for many famous Supreme Court decisions that have advanced liberty.

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  Additionally, he represented the great State of Ohio in Congress, 
served as a House manager for the impeachment of President Andrew 
Jackson, and was appointed by Abraham Lincoln as Judge Advocate of the 
Union Army.
  While John Armor Bingham's legacy remains enshrined in the pages of 
the Constitution, I hope this body will see fit to honor John Bingham 
by renaming the Cadiz, Ohio, post office after him.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge a ``yes'' vote.
  Mr. KELLER. 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. 2472, 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. 2472.
  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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