[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 192 (Monday, December 12, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H9667]
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                CHAIRMAN RICHARD MILANOVICH POST OFFICE

  Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York. Madam Speaker, I move to suspend 
the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 9074) to designate the facility of 
the United States Postal Service located at 333 North Sunrise Way in 
Palm Springs, California, as the ``Chairman Richard Milanovich Post 
Office''.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.
  The text of the bill is as follows:

                               H.R. 9074

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

     SECTION 1. CHAIRMAN RICHARD MILANOVICH POST OFFICE.

       (a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal 
     Service located at 333 North Sunrise Way in Palm Springs, 
     California, shall be known and designated as the ``Chairman 
     Richard Milanovich 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 ``Chairman Richard Milanovich 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 have 5 legislative days in which to revise and 
extend their remarks and to 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 yield myself 
such time as I may consume.
  Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 9074 to designate the 
facility of the United States Postal Service located at 333 North 
Sunrise Way in Palm Springs, California, as the Chairman Richard 
Milanovich Post Office.
  Richard Milanovich grew up in poverty in Palm Springs. He served as 
an infantryman in the United States Army from 1960 to 1963 and later 
returned to the Agua Caliente Band and Cahuilla Indian Reservation.
  In 1984, he was elected chairman of the Band. Through his vision and 
leadership, the Agua Caliente Band were able to make major 
contributions to the economy of the Palm Springs area.
  As chairman, he was invited to the White House to consult with the 
President and other political officials.
  Madam Speaker, I encourage my colleagues to join me in honoring the 
achievements of Chairman Milanovich by naming a post office in Palm 
Springs, California, after him.
  Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 9074, to designate the 
facility of the United States Postal Service located at 333 North 
Sunrise Way in Palm Springs, California, as the ``Chairman Richard 
Milanovich Post Office.''
  Richard Milanovich grew up in poverty in Palm Springs.
  He served as an infantryman in the United States Army from 1960 to 
1963, and later returned to the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians 
Reservation.
  In 1984, he was elected Chairman of the Band. Through his vision and 
leadership, the Agua Caliente Band were able to make major 
contributions to the economy of the Palm Springs area.
  As Chairman, he was invited to the White House to consult with the 
President and other political officials.
  I encourage my colleagues to join me in honoring the achievements of 
Chairman Milanovich by naming a Post Office in Palm Springs, 
California, after him.
  Madam Speaker, I urge passage of H.R. 9074.
  Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Ms. HERRELL. Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may 
consume.
  Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 9074, which honors 
Richard Milanovich, Chairman of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla 
Indians.
  The son of a Native American mother and Serbian father, Chairman 
Milanovich grew up in Palm Springs, California, living in a shack and 
receiving food stamps.
  From 1960 to 1963, Milanovich served as an infantryman in the United 
States Army and later returned to join the Agua Caliente Band of 
Cahuilla Indians Tribal Council in 1978 in Riverside County, 
California.
  In 1984, he was elected chairman of the Band, a position he would 
serve in for the next 30 years. Because of his leadership and vision, 
the Agua Caliente Band became the most prosperous group of Native 
Americans in the United States and made significant contributions to 
the Palm Springs area.
  Madam Speaker, I encourage my colleagues to support this bill, and I 
yield back the balance of my time.
  Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York. Madam Speaker, I urge passage of 
H.R. 9074, 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. 9074.
  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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