[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 166 (Tuesday, November 12, 2024)]
[House]
[Pages H5950-H5951]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




      FIRST LIEUTENANT THOMAS MICHAEL MARTIN POST OFFICE BUILDING

  Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules 
and pass the bill (S. 3267) to designate the facility of the United 
States Postal Service located at 410 Dakota Avenue South in Huron, 
South Dakota, as the ``First Lieutenant Thomas Michael Martin Post 
Office Building''.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.
  The text of the bill is as follows:

                                S. 3267

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

     SECTION 1. FIRST LIEUTENANT THOMAS MICHAEL MARTIN POST OFFICE 
                   BUILDING.

       (a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal 
     Service located at 410 Dakota Avenue South in Huron, South 
     Dakota, shall be known and designated as the ``First 
     Lieutenant Thomas Michael Martin 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 ``First Lieutenant Thomas Michael Martin 
     Post Office Building''.


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


                             General Leave

  Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana. 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 
gentleman from Louisiana?
  There was no objection.
  Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I 
may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of S. 3267, which would name a post 
office in South Dakota for First Lieutenant Thomas Michael Martin.
  I encourage support on both sides of the aisle, and I reserve the 
balance of my time.
  Mr. RASKIN. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  I rise in support of S. 3267, which would honor the enduring legacy 
of First Lieutenant Thomas Michael Martin by naming a post office 
building in Huron, South Dakota, after him.
  He enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1998 and pursued his military and 
academic education at West Point. He completed his armor officer basic 
training at Fort Knox and served as a dedicated armor officer.
  Tragically, while conducting combat operations in Iraq in support of 
Operation Iraqi Freedom, First Lieutenant Martin was killed in action 
on October 14, 2007. He was 27 years old.
  Mr. Speaker, I support this legislation, and I yield back the balance 
of my time.
  Mr. HIGGINS of Louisiana. Mr. Speaker, in closing, I encourage my 
House colleagues to support this bill honoring First Lieutenant Thomas 
Michael Martin. I encourage support on both sides of the aisle, and I 
yield back the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the 
gentleman from Louisiana (Mr. Higgins) that the House suspend the rules 
and pass the bill, S. 3267.
  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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