[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 207 (Tuesday, December 9, 2025)]
[House]
[Pages H5096-H5097]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       OSCAR J. UPHAM POST OFFICE

  Mr. GILL of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass 
the bill (S. 2283) to designate the facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 201 West Oklahoma Avenue in Guthrie, 
Oklahoma, as the ``Oscar J. Upham Post Office''.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.
  The text of the bill is as follows:

                                S. 2283

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

     SECTION 1. OSCAR J. UPHAM POST OFFICE.

       (a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal 
     Service located at 201 West Oklahoma Avenue in Guthrie, 
     Oklahoma, shall be known and designated as the ``Oscar J. 
     Upham 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 ``Oscar J. Upham Post Office''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from 
Texas (Mr. Gill) and the gentlewoman from Washington (Ms. Randall) each 
will control 20 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Texas.


                             General Leave

  Mr. GILL of Texas. 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 Texas?
  There was no objection.
  Mr. GILL of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may 
consume.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of this bill, which would rename a 
post office in Guthrie, Oklahoma, for Oscar J. Upham. Oscar John 
Jefferson Upham was a private serving in the United States Marine Corps 
during the Boxer Rebellion and Spanish-American War, ultimately earning 
the Medal of Honor for his service in Peking, China, in the summer of 
1900.
  In addition to serving in the marines, Mr. Upham worked as a letter 
carrier for the Guthrie Post Office for 40 years. He retired from the 
U.S. Postal Service, and he died February 14, 1949, in Guthrie, 
Oklahoma, where many of his family still live today.
  I encourage my colleagues to support this bill, and I reserve the 
balance of my time.
  Ms. RANDALL. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of S. 2283.
  Oscar John Jefferson Upham served honorably in the U.S. Marine Corps 
from 1896 to 1901. He earned the Medal of Honor for his valiant actions 
during the Boxer Rebellion in Peking, China. He was also known for 
firing the opening shot from the USS Oregon at the Battle of Santiago 
Bay in 1898 during the Spanish-American War.
  After his military service, he continued his private life in Guthrie, 
Oklahoma, where he worked as a letter carrier for an impressive 40 
years before his passing in 1949.

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  Mr. Speaker, I urge strong support for this legislation by 
encouraging my colleagues to join me in honoring the life of Oscar 
Upham by naming a post office in Guthrie, Oklahoma, after him. I yield 
back the balance of my time.
  Mr. GILL of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I encourage my House colleagues to 
support this bill naming a post office for Oscar Upham, an American 
military hero.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the 
gentleman from Texas (Mr. Gill) that the House suspend the rules and 
pass the bill, S. 2283.
  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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