[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 184 (Wednesday, November 30, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Page S6912]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 PAUL D. WELLSTONE BUILDING ACT OF 2022

  Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
Committee on Environment and Public Works be discharged from further 
consideration of S. 5060 and the Senate proceed to its immediate 
consideration.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The clerk will report the bill by title.
  The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows:

       A bill (S. 5060) to redesignate the Federal building 
     located at 212 Third Avenue South in Minneapolis, Minnesota, 
     as the ``Paul D. Wellstone Federal Building'', and for other 
     purposes.

  There being no objection, the committee was discharged, and the 
Senate proceeded to consider the bill.
  Mr. SCHUMER. I ask unanimous consent that the bill be considered read 
a third time and passed and the motion to reconsider be considered made 
and laid upon the table.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The bill (S. 5060) was ordered to be engrossed for a third reading, 
was read the third time, and passed as follows:

                                S. 5060

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

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Paul D. Wellstone Building 
     Act of 2022''.

     SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

       Congress finds that--
       (1) Paul David Wellstone was born on July 21, 1944, in 
     Washington, DC, and raised in Arlington, Virginia, as the 
     second child of Ukrainian Jewish immigrants Leon and Minnie 
     Wellstone;
       (2) Wellstone graduated from the University of North 
     Carolina at Chapel Hill--
       (A) in 1965, with a bachelor's degree in political science; 
     and
       (B) in 1969, with a Ph.D. in political science;
       (3) after earning his Ph.D., Wellstone moved to Minnesota 
     to teach political science at Carleton College in Northfield, 
     Minnesota, during which he became an advocate for 
     marginalized communities and fought for improved healthcare, 
     education, housing, and labor and human rights;
       (4) as an activist, Wellstone helped to bring attention to 
     issues important to the people by protesting in favor of 
     peace, civil rights, and social justice, including by 
     standing by farmers and working families in their struggles;
       (5) in 1990, Wellstone extended his community activism 
     during his first run for the Senate;
       (6) as an underdog, Wellstone was the only candidate to 
     unseat an incumbent Senator in the 1990 election;
       (7) the grassroots campaign that was run by Wellstone 
     became well-known for the green bus that he used to travel 
     across Minnesota;
       (8) Senator Wellstone continued his commitment to activism 
     throughout his time in the Senate, including by pushing for 
     legislation that--
       (A) expanded support for mental health care coverage;
       (B) increased the Federal minimum wage; and
       (C) offered greater funding and protections for workers, 
     seniors, schools, and ``atomic'' veterans;
       (9) in 1997, Senator Wellstone traveled across the country 
     on ``The Children's Tour'' to hear from disadvantaged 
     communities across the United States;
       (10) on October 25, 2002, at the age of 57, Senator 
     Wellstone was killed in a plane crash in Minnesota along with 
     his wife, daughter, and several campaign staff; and
       (11) the loss of Senator Wellstone was mourned across the 
     United States, but his legacy of advocacy and candor will 
     always be remembered.

     SEC. 3. PAUL D. WELLSTONE FEDERAL BUILDING.

       (a) Redesignation.--The Federal building located at 212 
     Third Avenue South in Minneapolis, Minnesota, shall be known 
     and designated as the ``Paul D. Wellstone Federal Building''.
       (b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, 
     document, paper, or other record of the United States to the 
     Federal building referred to in subsection (a) shall be 
     deemed to be a reference to the ``Paul D. Wellstone Federal 
     Building''.

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