[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 192 (Monday, December 12, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H9663]
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                 ESTEBAN E. TORRES POST OFFICE BUILDING

  Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York. Madam Speaker, I move to suspend 
the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 7832) to designate the facility of 
the United States Postal Service located at 396 South California Avenue 
in West Covina, California, as the ``Esteban E. Torres Post Office 
Building''.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.
  The text of the bill is as follows:

                               H.R. 7832

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

     SECTION 1. ESTEBAN E. TORRES POST OFFICE BUILDING.

       (a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal 
     Service located at 396 South California Avenue in West 
     Covina, California, shall be known and designated as the 
     ``Esteban E. Torres 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 ``Esteban E. Torres Post Office 
     Building''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentlewoman from 
New York (Mrs. Carolyn B. Maloney) and the gentlewoman from New Mexico 
(Ms. Herrell) each will control 20 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from New York.


                             General Leave

  Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York. Madam 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 
matter.
  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. Madam Speaker, I yield myself 
such time as I may consume.
  Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 7832, to designate the 
facility of the U.S. Postal Service located at 396 South California 
Avenue in West Covina, California, as the Esteban E. Torres Post Office 
Building.
  Esteban E. Torres was born in Miami, Arizona, on January 27, 1930. 
His family moved to Los Angeles in 1936 where he attended the local 
public schools.
  From 1949 to 1953, Mr. Torres served in the U.S. Army, fought in the 
Korean war, and was honorably discharged with the rank of sergeant 
first class.
  Mr. Torres was introduced to politics through his activism in the 
local branch of the United Auto Workers union. He held various 
positions, such as chief steward, UAW organizer, UAW international 
representative, and the director of the Inter-American Bureau for 
Caribbean and Latin American Affairs.
  In 1974, he made his first bid for elective office representing 
California's 30th Congressional District but lost to incumbent George 
Danielson.
  Mr. Torres was eventually elected to the House of Representatives in 
1982, where he was a member of the Committee on Banking, Finance, and 
Urban Affairs and the Committee on Small Business. In addition, Mr. 
Torres chaired the Congressional Hispanic Caucus in late 1988.
  During his tenure as chairman of the Banking panel's Subcommittee on 
Consumer Affairs and Coinage, he pushed measures to empower customers 
of financial institutions, authored the Truth in Savings Act, and 
advocated for legislation that would give consumers better access to 
their credit histories.
  In 1998, Mr. Torres announced he would retire from the House at the 
end of the 105th Congress.
  Madam Speaker, I encourage my colleagues to join me in honoring the 
life of public service of former Representative Torres by naming a post 
office in West Covina, California, after him, and I reserve the balance 
of my time.
  Ms. HERRELL. Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may 
consume.
  Madam Speaker, Esteban E. Torres was a Korean war veteran, 
antipoverty activist, and Member of the U.S. House of Representatives 
from 1983 to 1999. He was introduced to politics after becoming 
involved in the local branch of the United Auto Workers union.
  When he was elected to the U.S. House, he was assigned to the 
Committee on Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs and the Committee on 
Small Business. He also later served on the Committee on 
Appropriations.
  As a former autoworker with ties to the Hispanic community, Mr. 
Torres is credited with having served a key role in crafting the North 
American Free Trade Agreement with Mexico and Canada. He passed away on 
January 25, 2022.
  Madam Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York. Madam Speaker, I urge passage of 
H.R. 7832, 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. 7832.
  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. CLYDE. Madam 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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