[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 186 (Monday, December 16, 2024)]
[House]
[Pages H7218-H7219]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      DIANNE FEINSTEIN POST OFFICE

  Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill 
(S. 4077) to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 180 Steuart Street in San Francisco, California, as the 
``Dianne Feinstein Post Office''.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.
  The text of the bill is as follows:

                                S. 4077

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

     SECTION 1. DIANNE FEINSTEIN POST OFFICE.

       (a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal 
     Service located at 180 Steuart Street in San Francisco, 
     California, shall be known and designated as the ``Dianne 
     Feinstein 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 ``Dianne Feinstein Post Office''.

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

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                             General Leave

  Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members 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 North Carolina?
  There was no objection.
  Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  This bill would rename a post office in San Francisco, California, as 
the Dianne Feinstein Post Office.
  Feinstein was the longest serving Senator to represent California and 
the longest serving female Senator in the history of the United States.
  S. 4077 would honor the memory of Dianne Feinstein.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. RASKIN. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise also in strong support of S. 4077 introduced in 
the Senate by the distinguished California Senator Padilla, which would 
honor the legacy and public service of the late Senator Dianne 
Feinstein. She was a trailblazer, breaking barriers as the first woman 
to be elected as mayor of San Francisco, California.

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  After her election to the U.S. Senate from California, she became the 
first woman to serve on the Senate Judiciary Committee, the first woman 
chair of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, the first 
female chair on the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, and the 
first woman to serve as ranking member of the Senate Judiciary 
Committee.
  She championed legislation to advance civil rights, civil liberties, 
human rights, and environmental protection.
  Thanks to her leadership, Congress secured the first Federal assault 
weapons ban in 1994.
  Her legacy is one of unswerving devotion to public service and the 
common good.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge passage of this legislation which would name a 
post office in the birthplace of her political career, San Francisco, 
in her honor.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, I have no further comments, and I am ready to 
close. I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. RASKIN. Mr. Speaker, I also have no further speakers. I support 
passage of S. 4077, and I urge all of my colleagues to join me.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time
  Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Bucshon). The question is on the motion 
offered by the gentlewoman from North Carolina (Ms. Foxx) that the 
House suspend the rules and pass the bill, S. 4077.
  The question was taken.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. In the opinion of the Chair, two-thirds 
being in the affirmative, the ayes have it.
  Ms. FOXX. Mr. 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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