[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 113 (Monday, July 13, 2026)]
[House]
[Pages H4387-H4388]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
ULYSSES S. GRANT POST OFFICE BUILDING
Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the
bill (H.R. 7809) to designate the facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 201 East Grant Avenue in Georgetown, Ohio, as the
``Ulysses S. Grant Post Office Building''.
The Clerk read the title of the bill.
The text of the bill is as follows:
H.R. 7809
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. ULYSSES S. GRANT POST OFFICE BUILDING.
(a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal
Service located at 201 East Grant Avenue in Georgetown, Ohio,
shall be known and designated as the ``Ulysses S. Grant 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 ``Ulysses S. Grant Post Office Building''.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from
Texas (Mr. Sessions) and the gentleman from Virginia (Mr. Walkinshaw)
each will control 20 minutes.
The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Texas.
General Leave
Mr. SESSIONS. 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. SESSIONS. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of this bill, which would rename
a post office in Georgetown, Ohio, for Ulysses S. Grant.
As an Ohio native, Grant was born in Point Pleasant and raised in
Georgetown before attending the United States Military Academy at West
Point, New York.
Upon graduation, he served with distinction in the Mexican-American
war.
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He later went on to engage in several major battles during the American
Civil War, eventually becoming the first officer appointed as
lieutenant general of the United States Army.
Grant became the 18th President of the United States in 1869 and
served two terms as President of the United States of America.
Over his time in office, President Grant established the Department
of Justice and oversaw the adoption of the 15th Amendment and other
Reconstruction efforts that were important to this fledgling young
Nation. He is remembered as one of the great military geniuses and a
symbol of national unity.
I am pleased not only on behalf of Chairman James Comer to bring
this bill forward but also the important parts of this that come from
the delegation from the great State of Ohio. We will be hearing from
them in just a few minutes.
Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. WALKINSHAW. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may
consume.
Mr. Speaker, some of my Virginia ancestors are rolling over in their
graves today, but I am very happy to be here to speak in support of
H.R. 7809 to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service
located at 201 East Grant Avenue in Georgetown, Ohio, as the Ulysses S.
Grant Post Office Building.
Ulysses S. Grant was an American hero who helped lead the United
States Army to victory against the Confederacy in the Civil War before
serving as President of the United States.
After graduating from West Point, Grant served in the Mexican-
American war under the leadership of General Zachary Taylor, who would
later become the 12th President of the United States.
Grant initially resigned from the Army in 1854, but at the outbreak
of the Civil War, he served as commander of a volunteer regiment and
was quickly promoted to brigadier general.
Throughout the war, he fought and won numerous battles. His victories
included the capture of Fort Henry and Fort Donelson and the defeat of
rebel forces at Shiloh and Vicksburg.
As the war progressed, his military leadership played an instrumental
role in enforcing President Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation and
advancing the United States' commitment to ending slavery.
In March 1864, President Lincoln designated Grant as the general-in-
chief of the U.S. Army Forces, ultimately leading to a Union victory in
April 1865 with the surrender of Confederate General Lee at Appomattox
in Virginia.
After the war, Ulysses S. Grant served two terms as President of the
United States. During his time in office, he pushed forward the
Reconstruction agenda, advocating for civil rights and protection from
political violence for Black Americans.
I encourage my colleagues to join us in honoring the life and legacy
of President Grant by naming this post office in his hometown of
Georgetown, Ohio, after him.
Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. Speaker, the Ohio delegation supports this effort
we are undertaking today.
Mr. Speaker, I yield 5 minutes to the gentleman from Ohio (Mr.
Taylor).
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Mr. TAYLOR. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding me the
time.
Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of my bill to rename the
Georgetown, Ohio, post office the Ulysses S. Grant Post Office
Building.
President Grant was born on April 27, 1822, in Point Pleasant, Ohio.
He spent his childhood in Georgetown, Ohio, a small town in Brown
County, in what is today Ohio's Second Congressional District, before
attending the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1839.
Grant's time at West Point kicked off a legendary military career,
beginning in the Mexican-American War and ending with the rank of
general of the Army of the United States, the position he held until he
became President.
His accomplishments in the Civil War are too numerous to list, but
after winning the battles at Fort Donelson, Shiloh, Vicksburg,
Chattanooga, and Petersburg, he eventually accepted Robert E. Lee's
surrender at Appomattox Court House, ending the Civil War and keeping
the Union intact.
Following his military service, on March 4, 1869, Grant was sworn in
as the 18th President of the United States, becoming the second Ohioan
to serve as President. Throughout his two terms as President, Grant
worked on civil rights issues, including the establishment of the
Department of Justice, the adoption of the 15th Amendment, and other
Reconstruction efforts.
Ulysses S. Grant was an extraordinary American worthy of being
remembered. At a time when our Nation was divided, much more divided
than we are now, he was instrumental in bringing us back together.
Without him, our Nation and world would be a much different place.
By renaming the post office in his hometown of Georgetown after him,
we are further solidifying his profound legacy.
I thank the entire Ohio delegation for supporting this legislation,
and I thank Chairman Comer's staff for working with us throughout this
process.
Mr. Speaker, I urge all of my colleagues to support this bill.
Mr. WALKINSHAW. Mr. Speaker, I have no further speakers, and I yield
back the balance of my time.
Mr. SESSIONS. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself the balance of my time.
Mr. Speaker, at this time, I join Mr. Taylor in thanking the Ohio
delegation and really all of our Members for their recognition of
service to this great Nation in the naming of this post office.
The effort that the President made to represent the United States,
the unity that you heard about his service to the United States
military, his service to the Department of Justice, his service to the
people of the country to bring them together at a time when many
thought we could not survive as a nation, to honor him now is, without
question, the right thing to do. Naming this post office in his
hometown of Georgetown, Ohio, is a high honor to the people of that
town also.
Mr. Speaker, I encourage my colleagues to support this bill, naming a
post office for our 18th President of the United States, Ulysses S.
Grant.
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. Sessions) that the House suspend the rules
and pass the bill, H.R. 7809.
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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