[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 147 (Tuesday, September 13, 2022)]
[House]
[Pages H7773-H7774]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 LEONARD SCARCELLA POST OFFICE BUILDING

  Ms. NORTON. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the 
bill (H.R. 5865) to designate the facility of

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the United States Postal Service located at 4110 Bluebonnet Drive in 
Stafford, Texas, as the ``Leonard Scarcella Post Office Building''.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.
  The text of the bill is as follows:

                               H.R. 5865

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

     SECTION 1. LEONARD SCARCELLA POST OFFICE BUILDING.

       (a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal 
     Service located at 4110 Bluebonnet Drive in Stafford, Texas, 
     shall be known and designated as the ``Leonard Scarcella 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 ``Leonard Scarcella Post Office 
     Building''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentlewoman from 
the District of Columbia (Ms. Norton) and the gentleman from Florida 
(Mr. C. Scott Franklin) each will control 20 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from the District of Columbia.


                             General Leave

  Ms. NORTON. 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 H.R. 5865.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentlewoman from the District of Columbia?
  There was no objection.
  Ms. NORTON. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 5865 to designate the 
facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4110 Bluebonnet 
Drive in Stafford, Texas, as the Leonard Scarcella Post Office 
Building.
  Mayor Leonard Scarcella was a lifelong resident of Stafford. He 
graduated from Texas A&M University with a B.B.A. in accounting in 
1962. He then went on to attend the University of Houston Law School 
and was admitted to the State Bar of Texas in 1967.
  From 1963 to 1969, Mayor Scarcella served in the Texas National Guard 
with Active Duty in the United States Air Force, where he attained the 
rank of sergeant.
  He was first elected as mayor of the city of Stafford in 1969 and was 
the longest continuous-serving mayor in the United States.
  During his tenure as mayor, he fought for 6 years to create and 
implement the Stafford Municipal School District, the only breakaway 
school district in the Nation to gain the approval of the Federal 
courts and the only municipal school district within the State of 
Texas.
  In addition, Mayor Scarcella initiated the Stafford Municipal 
Educational Television Station to bring vital, current, and informative 
programming about the city to citizens and businesses via cable and 
internet video streaming.
  As well as serving as mayor, he held various positions, such as 
president of the board of directors of the Fort Bend County Industrial 
Development Corporation, chair of the Home Rule Charter Commission, and 
president of the Stafford Economic Development Corporation.
  Mr. Speaker, I encourage my colleagues to join me in honoring the 
accomplishments of Mayor Scarcella by supporting H.R. 5865, and I 
reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. C. SCOTT FRANKLIN of Florida. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such 
time as I may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of this bill, which honors Mayor 
Leonard Scarcella.
  In 1969, Mayor Scarcella was first elected as the mayor of Stafford, 
Texas, a suburb of Houston. He continued to serve as mayor until his 
death in 2020, making him the longest continuous-serving mayor in the 
United States.
  During his time as mayor, he helped the town develop a strong 
economy. Specifically, in 1995, he worked to eliminate the city 
property tax for all taxpayers and eliminated the town's general 
obligation debt in 2014. Mayor Scarcella was a true public servant.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Ms. NORTON. Mr. Speaker, I urge passage of H.R. 5865, and I yield 
back the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the 
gentlewoman from the District of Columbia (Ms. Norton) that the House 
suspend the rules and pass the bill, H.R. 5865.
  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 yeas and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, further 
proceedings on this motion will be postponed.

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