[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 118 (Monday, July 22, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H4717]
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             LaBRUCE ``BRUCE'' TIDWELL POST OFFICE BUILDING

  Ms. MACE. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill 
(H.R. 6162) to designate the facility of the United States Postal 
Service located at 379 North Oates Street in Dothan, Alabama, as the 
``LaBruce `Bruce' Tidwell Post Office Building''.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.
  The text of the bill is as follows:

                               H.R. 6162

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

     SECTION 1. LABRUCE ``BRUCE'' TIDWELL POST OFFICE BUILDING.

       (a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal 
     Service located at 379 North Oates Street in Dothan, Alabama, 
     shall be known and designated as the ``LaBruce `Bruce' 
     Tidwell 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 ``LaBruce `Bruce' Tidwell Post Office 
     Building''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentlewoman from 
South Carolina (Ms. Mace) and the gentleman from Maryland (Mr. Raskin) 
each will control 20 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from South Carolina.


                             General Leave

  Ms. MACE. Mr. 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 
gentlewoman from South Carolina?
  There was no objection.
  Ms. MACE. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 6162, which would name a post 
office in Dothan, Alabama, as the LaBruce ``Bruce'' Tidwell Post Office 
Building.
  Mr. Speaker, Bruce Tidwell, a U.S. Navy veteran, served the community 
of Dothan, Alabama, as a letter carrier for the U.S. Postal Service for 
many years. It is fitting that this post office being renamed is in the 
community where Mr. Tidwell worked.
  Mr. Speaker, I encourage my colleagues to support this bill, and I 
reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. RASKIN. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 6162.
  Mr. Tidwell was a lifelong resident of Dothan, Alabama. For 86 years, 
he was committed to a life of public service. He joined the Navy during 
World War II and was a radio operator. Following the war, he returned 
to his hometown and took a job at the oil mill.
  Mr. Tidwell performed an essential role as a letter carrier for the 
Postal Service until he retired in 1985. In 2009, he moved to Raleigh, 
North Carolina. He passed away in 2012 at 89 years old.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to honor the life of Bruce Tidwell 
and his wonderful career in the Postal Service by naming the post 
office in Dothan, Alabama, after him, and I am pleased to offer my 
support for this legislation.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.

                              {time}  2015

  Ms. MACE. Mr. Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from 
Alabama (Mr. Moore).
  Mr. MOORE of Alabama. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of H.R. 
6162, my legislation to name the post office located at 379 North Oates 
Street in Dothan, Alabama, as the LaBruce ``Bruce'' Tidwell Post Office 
Building.
  Bruce Tidwell enlisted in the United States Navy in 1943 and served 
as a radio operator on the LCT 801.
  Born and raised in Dothan, Bruce returned to Dothan after the war 
ended in 1945 and began working at the Dothan Oil Mill.
  After a few years, Bruce decided he wanted to become a letter carrier 
for the U.S. Postal Service.
  From radio room to mail room, the Navy veteran, Bruce Tidwell, was 
dedicated to serving his State and his country.
  Bruce was known for altering his usual mail route during the Vietnam 
war in order to ensure that those families with servicemembers received 
letters from home as quickly as possible because he knew how much that 
would mean to those families. He walked the route, and he changed the 
route to make sure those families got those letters to home.
  He was beloved by the Dothan community where he lived for 86 years. 
There is no better post office to rename than the exact location in 
Dothan where Bruce worked.
  I thank my Alabama colleagues and my colleagues here, Representative 
Aderholt, Representative Carl, Representative Palmer, Representative 
Rogers, and Representative Sewell, as well as Representative Strong for 
their support of this legislation.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support this legislation in 
honor of Mr. Bruce.
  Mr. RASKIN. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Ms. MACE. Mr. Speaker, I encourage my House colleagues to support 
this bill honoring an American veteran, hero, and postal letter 
carrier.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the 
gentlewoman from South Carolina (Ms. Mace) that the House suspend the 
rules and pass the bill, H.R. 6162.
  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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