[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 192 (Monday, December 12, 2022)]
[House]
[Pages H9673-H9674]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      CHARLES P. NORD POST OFFICE

  Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York. Madam Speaker, I move to suspend 
the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 6220) to designate the facility of 
the United States Postal Service located at 100 3rd Avenue Northwest in 
Perham, Minnesota, as the ``Charles P. Nord Post Office''.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.
  The text of the bill is as follows:

                               H.R. 6220

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

     SECTION 1. CHARLES P. NORD POST OFFICE.

       (a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal 
     Service located at 100 3rd Avenue Northwest in Perham, 
     Minnesota, shall be known and designated as the ``Charles P. 
     Nord 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 ``Charles P. Nord 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 in which to revise 
and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on the 
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. 6220, to designate the 
facility of the United States Postal Service located at 103 3rd Avenue 
Northwest, in Perham, Minnesota, as a Charles P. Nord Post Office.
  Mr. Nord was born on June 6, 1989, in Minnesota where he lived on his 
family farm. He attended school in Perham, where he was a member of the 
cross country and track teams.
  Shortly after graduating from high school, he felt he needed to do 
more for his country, so he enlisted in the National Guard to become 
part of a tank crew. He eventually rose to the rank of staff sergeant.
  In September 2015, he was selected into a warrant officer training 
program

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to qualify for helicopter flight school at Fort Rucker, Alabama. 
Charles excelled in his training and graduated with high honors.
  After completing flight school in 2017, he joined a General Support 
Aviation Battalion as a medevac helicopter pilot.
  In June 2018, he was deployed to the Middle East and attained the 
rank of chief warrant officer 2. He tragically lost his life alongside 
two fellow guardsmen when their helicopter experienced a mid-flight 
mechanical failure.
  Madam Speaker, I encourage my colleagues in honoring the life of Mr. 
Nord by naming a post office in Avon, Minnesota, after him.
  Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Ms. HERRELL. Madam Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentlewoman from 
Minnesota (Mrs. Fischbach).
  Mrs. FISCHBACH. Madam Speaker, earlier this year Congressman Emmer 
and I introduced legislation to honor the three Minnesota National 
Guardsmen who were tragically killed on December 5, 2019, when their 
helicopter experienced engine failure.
  Chief Warrant Officer Charles P. Nord was just 30 years old and led a 
full and happy life with his wife, Kaley, and their daughter, Lydia, 
and he was very excited for the arrival of his son, Jack.
  He found his calling as a medevac helicopter pilot and also as a crop 
sprayer, and often said he felt like he had landed his dream job. He is 
deeply missed by the many close friends and family he made in the 
service and in his community.
  H.R. 6220 would name the post office in Perham, Minnesota, in honor 
of Chief Warrant Officer Nord's service and sacrifice. It is my honor 
to memorialize him and his service this way.
  Madam Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support this bill.
  Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York. Madam Speaker, I reserve the 
balance of my time.
  Ms. HERRELL. Madam Speaker, I encourage my colleagues to support this 
bill honoring an America patriot who paid the ultimate sacrifice and 
service to our Nation, and I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York. Madam Speaker, I urge passage of 
H.R. 6220, 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. 6220.
  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. BIGGS. 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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