[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 70 (Wednesday, April 26, 2023)]
[House]
[Pages H2040-H2041]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            NAMING A FEDERAL BUILDING FOR JOHN CONYERS, JR.

  (Mr. THANEDAR asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. THANEDAR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to request support for naming 
a Federal building after the late Congressman John Conyers, Jr.
  Mr. Conyers was a civil rights legend, the dean of the House of 
Representatives and, above all else, a faithful and devoted public 
servant for the city of Detroit.
  In this House, Mr. Conyers had many firsts. He was one of the first 
members of the Congressional Black Caucus. He was the first African 
American to serve on the Judiciary Committee and to become its 
chairman. He was the first to introduce the bill making Martin Luther 
King Jr. Day a Federal holiday.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise today to ask for your support in naming a Federal 
building after this Detroit icon.

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