[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 94 (Monday, June 3, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H3553]
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            SGT. WOLFGANG KYLE WENINGER POST OFFICE BUILDING

  Mr. GROTHMAN. Madam Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the 
bill (H.R. 5640) to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 12804 Chillicothe Road in Chesterland, Ohio, as the 
``Sgt. Wolfgang Kyle Weninger Post Office Building''.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.
  The text of the bill is as follows:

                               H.R. 5640

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

     SECTION 1. SGT. WOLFGANG KYLE WENINGER POST OFFICE BUILDING.

       (a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal 
     Service located at 12804 Chillicothe Road in Chesterland, 
     Ohio, shall be known and designated as the ``Sgt. Wolfgang 
     Kyle Weninger Post Office Building''.
       (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 ``Sgt. Wolfgang Kyle Weninger Post Office 
     Building''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from 
Wisconsin (Mr. Grothman) and the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Raskin) 
each will control 20 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Wisconsin.


                             General Leave

  Mr. GROTHMAN. 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 this measure.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Wisconsin?
  There was no objection.
  Mr. GROTHMAN. Madam Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from 
Ohio (Mr. Joyce).
  Mr. JOYCE of Ohio. Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of my bill, 
H.R. 5640, to rename the Chesterland post office the Sgt. Wolfgang Kyle 
Weninger Post Office Building.
  Sergeant Weninger, who went by Kyle or Wolf, was a graduate of 
Kenston High School and a local legend in hockey in Geauga County.
  Kyle joined the Marines in 2015 and immediately excelled. In roughly 
4 years, he earned the coveted Marine Special Operations Insignia and 
rose to the rank of sergeant.
  Tragically, Kyle, who was only 28, passed away following a training 
accident on June 16, 2020.
  Sergeant Weninger made the ultimate sacrifice for his country, and 
his memory should be honored, particularly in Geauga County, where he 
grew up.
  With the passage of this bill, Kyle's legacy will live on in our 
community. The postal facility will serve as a reminder to the 
residents of Ohio's 14th Congressional District of the sacrifice 
servicemembers and their families, like the Weningers, make on an 
everyday basis for our country.
  Mr. RASKIN. Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I might 
consume.
  Madam Speaker, I rise in strong support of H.R. 5640.
  Sergeant Weninger joined the Marines in 2015. Tragically, on June 16, 
2020, he passed away at the age of only 28 years due to an accident 
during a parachute training jump exercise.
  Madam Speaker, I encourage all of our colleagues to join us in 
honoring the life of Sergeant Weninger by naming a post office in 
Chesterland, Ohio, after him.
  Madam Speaker, I thank the gentleman for bringing forward the 
legislation, and I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. GROTHMAN. Madam Speaker, I encourage my House colleagues to 
support this bill honoring a true American hero.
  Madam Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the 
gentleman from Wisconsin (Mr. Grothman) that the House suspend the 
rules and pass the bill, H.R. 5640.
  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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