[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 175 (Monday, November 14, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H8489]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   CORA REYNOLDS ANDERSON POST OFFICE

  Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend 
the rules and pass the bill (S. 3884) to designate the facility of the 
United States Postal Service located at 404 U.S. Highway 41 North in 
Baraga, Michigan, as the ``Cora Reynolds Anderson Post Office''.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.
  The text of the bill is as follows:

                                S. 3884

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

     SECTION 1. CORA REYNOLDS ANDERSON POST OFFICE.

       (a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal 
     Service located at 404 U.S. Highway 41 North in Baraga, 
     Michigan, shall be known and designated as the ``Cora 
     Reynolds Anderson 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 ``Cora Reynolds Anderson 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.
  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 S. 3884, a bill to designate 
the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 404 U.S. 
Highway 41 North in Baraga, Michigan, as the Cora Reynolds Anderson 
Post Office.
  Ms. Cora Reynolds Anderson was born in L'Anse, Michigan, on April 10, 
1882, and was a member of the Ojibwa Native American Tribe. She 
attended public school in the Upper Peninsula and the Haskell Institute 
in Lawrence, Kansas, where she received her teacher's diploma. After 
graduating, she came back and taught at the Zeba Mission in the Upper 
Peninsula.
  Ms. Anderson organized the first public health service in Baraga 
County, Michigan, and helped secure their first public health nurse.
  In 1924, she became the first woman elected to the Michigan House of 
Representatives and the first Native American woman elected to serve in 
a State legislature. Her election came only 4 years after women were 
granted the right to vote.
  During her term in office, Ms. Anderson chaired the Industrial Home 
for Girls Committee and was on multiple committees, including 
Agriculture, Insurance, and the Northern State Normal School.
  She was an advocate for public health, primarily focused on fighting 
against alcoholism and tuberculosis. She also fought to recognize 
Native American fishing rights on Huron Bay.
  After her tenure as a representative, Ms. Anderson served as an 
officer for the Upper Peninsula in the Michigan State Grange. In 2000, 
the Michigan House of Representatives named the new house office 
building in Lansing in her honor. She was also inducted into the 
Michigan Women's Hall of Fame in 2001.
  Mr. Speaker, I encourage my colleagues to join me in honoring Ms. 
Anderson by naming a post office in Baraga, Michigan, after her, 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 today in support of S. 3884, which honors Cora 
Reynolds Anderson, the first woman elected to the Michigan House of 
Representatives and the first Native American woman elected to serve in 
a State legislature.
  Ms. Anderson was elected to the Michigan House of Representatives in 
1924, just 4 years after women were granted the right to vote.
  During her sole term in office, she chaired the Industrial Home for 
Girls Committee. She was also an advocate for public health, helping 
Baraga County, Michigan, secure its first public health nurse and 
organize the county's first public health service.
  As a member of the Ojibwa Native American Tribe, she also fought to 
recognize Native American fishing rights on Huron Bay.
  Mr. Speaker, I encourage my colleagues to support this bill honoring 
this loyal public servant, and I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York. Mr. Speaker, I urge passage of 
S. 3884, 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, S. 3884.
  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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