[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 192 (Monday, December 12, 2022)]
[House]
[Pages H9667-H9668]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    CHIEF RUDY BANUELOS POST OFFICE

  Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY. Madam Speaker, I move to suspend the rules 
and pass the bill (H.R. 8622) to designate the facility of the United 
States Postal Service located at 123 South 3rd Street in King City, 
California, as the ``Chief Rudy Banuelos Post Office''.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.
  The text of the bill is as follows:

                               H.R. 8622

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

     SECTION 1. CHIEF RUDY BANUELOS POST OFFICE.

       (a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal 
     Service located at 123 South 3rd Street in King City, 
     California, shall be known and designated as the ``Chief Rudy 
     Banuelos 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 ``Chief Rudy Banuelos Post Office''.

  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 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.
  Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 8622, to designate the 
facility of the United States Postal Service located at 123 South 3rd 
Street in King City, California, as the ``Chief Rudy Banuelos Post 
Office.''
  Chief Rudolf ``Rudy'' Banuelos [bahn-WAIL-ohs] was born in 1927.

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  He served in World War II and reached the rank of Chief in the United 
States Coast Guard.
  For 20 years, including 9 as Postmaster, he served King City, 
California, with the United States Postal Service.
  As Postmaster, he was a fixture in the community, where he was known 
simply by his rank, ``Chief.''
  I encourage my colleagues to join me in honoring Chief Banuelos 
[bahn-WAIL-ohs] by naming a Post Office in King City, California, after 
him.
  Madam Speaker, I urge passage of H.R. 8622.
  Madam Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from California 
(Mr. Panetta), a distinguished cochair and founder of the Agriculture 
Research Caucus.
  Mr. PANETTA. Madam Speaker, I thank the chairwoman for her 
leadership.
  Madam Speaker, I rise today to support H.R. 8622 that would designate 
the Chief Rudy Banuelos U.S. Post Office in King City, California.
  I authored and support this bill because Chief Banuelos was a 
veteran, a postmaster, and an absolutely thick pillar of our community.
  Rudolph Banuelos was born in 1927 to immigrants who came here from 
Mexico, who worked in agriculture, and raised their family in the 
Salinas Valley.
  Rudy was a proud Mustang at King City High. Yet, in 1941, due to the 
attack on Pearl Harbor, Rudy left that high school at the age of 17, 
got on a motorcycle with his buddy, drove up to San Francisco, where he 
enlisted in the United States Coast Guard.
  He served on Active Duty in World War II. He then served in the 
reserves reaching the rank of chief petty officer. It was then for 40 
years he was a recognized recruiter in King City.
  Although he was chief, he maintained that title because of his 
service with the United States Postal Service. Starting off as a letter 
carrier, he worked his way up to be named the postmaster in King City.
  Chief Banuelos made sure that as postmaster, neither snow nor rain 
nor heat nor gloom of night prevented his postal carriers from swiftly 
completing their appointed rounds.
  As postmaster, Chief Banuelos understood and upheld the basic 
function but also the difficult responsibility of the Postal Service to 
provide prompt, reliable, and efficient postal services in our 
community so that our Nation is bound together through the personal, 
educational, literary, and business correspondence of its people.
  He was a fixture in the community where he was simply known as 
``Chief.'' Chief Banuelos passed away November of 2021, but he is 
survived by his wife, Joanne, and their three children.
  He is remembered throughout the community for his years of service to 
his country and the King City.
  Madam Speaker, Chief is the type of person, the type of postmaster we 
should be honoring; local heroes who make a difference in the lives of 
their neighbors.
  I am honored to author this bill that would give the pillar of my 
community the recognition he deserves.
  H.R. 8622 would dedicate the same post office where he served to 
Chief Rudy Banuelos.
  Ms. HERRELL. Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may 
consume.
  Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 8622, which honors 
Chief Rudolph ``Rudy'' Banuelos, a true public servant.
  He served in the United States Coast Guard during World War II and 
then joined the U.S. Postal Service for 20 years in the community of 
King City, California.
  He was the local postmaster for 9 years where this post office will 
be named after him. Chief Banuelos passed away on November 1, 2021. I 
encourage my colleagues to support this bill honoring a local public 
servant and World War II veteran.
  Madam Speaker, I encourage my colleagues to support this bill 
honoring a local public servant and World War II veteran.
  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. 8622, 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. 8622.
  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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