[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 192 (Monday, December 12, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H9673]
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               W.O.C. KORT MILLER PLANTENBERG POST OFFICE

  Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York. Madam Speaker, I move to suspend 
the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 6218) to designate the facility of 
the United States Postal Service located at 317 Blattner Drive in Avon, 
Minnesota, as the ``W.O.C. Kort Miller Plantenberg Post Office''.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.
  The text of the bill is as follows:

                               H.R. 6218

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

     SECTION 1. W.O.C. KORT MILLER PLANTENBERG POST OFFICE.

       (a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal 
     Service located at 317 Blattner Drive in Avon, Minnesota, 
     shall be known and designated as the ``W.O.C. Kort Miller 
     Plantenberg 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 ``W.O.C. Kort Miller Plantenberg 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 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. 6218 to designate the 
facility of the U.S. Postal Service located at 317 Blattner Drive in 
Avon, Minnesota, as the W.O.C. Kort Miller Plantenberg Post Office.
  Warrant Officer Candidate Plantenberg was born in St. Cloud in 1991 
and raised in Avon. He attended Albany Area High School and went on to 
graduate from the University of Minnesota-Duluth.
  He enlisted in the Minnesota National Guard in 2016 as an aircraft 
electrician and served a 9-month deployment in Kuwait where his unit 
provided aerial medical evacuation.
  Following his deployment, he was hired as a Federal technician 
mechanic at Army Aviation Support Facility No. 2 in St. Cloud.
  Warrant Officer Candidate Plantenberg tragically lost his life 
alongside fellow guardsman, Chief Warrant Officer 2 James A. Rogers, 
Jr. and Chief Warrant Officer 2 Charles P. Nord when their helicopter 
experienced a mid-flight mechanical failure near St. Cloud.
  Madam Speaker, I encourage my colleagues to join me in honoring the 
life of Warrant Officer Candidate Plantenberg by naming a Post Office 
in Avon, Minnesota, after him, and I reserve the balance of my time.

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  Ms. HERRELL. Madam Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from 
Minnesota (Mr. Emmer).
  Mr. EMMER. Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 6218, which 
would designate the postal facility on Blattner Drive in Avon, 
Minnesota, as the Warrant Officer Candidate Kort Miller Plantenberg 
Post Office.
  Kort was a true Minnesotan. He was born in St. Cloud, raised in Avon, 
and he graduated from the University of Minnesota in Duluth. In 2016, 
Kort enlisted in the National Guard as an aircraft electrician. During 
his time with the Guard, he served a 9-month deployment in Kuwait, 
where his unit provided aerial medical evacuation. Later, when he 
returned home, he was hired as a Federal technician, a UH60 mechanic at 
St. Cloud's Army Aviation Support Facility.
  Kort was only 28 when he lost his life 3 years ago this month in a 
tragic helicopter accident. Two other guardsmen, James A. Rogers, Jr., 
and Charles P. Nord, lost their lives in the same accident. I am very 
pleased that my friend and fellow colleague in the Minnesota delegation 
(Mrs. Fischbach), has offered legislation that will rename post offices 
in her district in honor of James and Charles.
  Kort will be remembered for his passion for flying and for his love 
of his family and friends. Naming the Avon Post Office after him will 
allow the community to honor his service to this country and to the 
great State of Minnesota.
  Madam Speaker, I urge all my colleagues in the House of 
Representatives to support H.R. 6218 honoring an America patriot who 
paid the ultimate sacrifice to our Nation.
  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. 6218, 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. 6218.
  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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