[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 9]
[House]
[Pages 11893-11894]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




               ROBERT BOOCHEVER UNITED STATES COURTHOUSE

  Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and 
pass the

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bill (H.R. 4347) to designate the United States courthouse located at 
709 West 9th Street in Juneau, Alaska, as the ``Robert Boochever United 
States Courthouse''.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.
  The text of the bill is as follows:

                               H.R. 4347

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

     SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.

       The United States courthouse located at 709 West 9th Street 
     in Juneau, Alaska, shall be known and designated as the 
     ``Robert Boochever United States Courthouse''.

     SEC. 2. REFERENCES.

       Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, 
     or other record of the United States to the United States 
     courthouse referred to in section 1 shall be deemed to be a 
     reference to the ``Robert Boochever United States 
     Courthouse''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from 
Alaska (Mr. Young) and the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Costello) each 
will control 20 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Alaska.


                             General Leave

  Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. 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 H.R. 4347.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Alaska?
  There was no objection.
  Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. Mr. Speaker, H.R. 4347 would designate the 
United States Courthouse in Juneau, Alaska, as the Robert Boochever 
United States Courthouse.
  Judge Boochever served our country as a captain in the U.S. Army 
during World War II and then moved to Alaska in 1940, where he worked 
in the U.S. Attorney's Office and in private practice. In 1972, he was 
appointed to the Alaska Supreme Court and served 3 years as the chief 
justice. In 1980, he was the first Alaskan appointed as a judge to the 
Federal Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and served as a Federal judge 
for more than 30 years until his death in 2011.
  Judge Boochever's commitment to the law and service made him a well-
respected jurist, and so I am pleased to be the sponsor of this 
legislation. I support the passage of this legislation and urge my 
colleagues to do the same.
  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. COSTELLO. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Mr. Speaker, H.R. 4347 designates the United States courthouse 
located at 709 West Ninth Street in Juneau, Alaska, as the Robert 
Boochever United States Courthouse.
  Mr. Speaker, Judge Boochever will always be remembered for his 
outstanding legal expertise and his extraordinary role in the Juneau 
community, making it appropriate for the new United States courthouse 
in Juneau, Alaska, to be designated as the Robert Boochever United 
States Courthouse.
  Mr. Speaker, I support this legislation and encourage my colleagues 
to support the legislation and I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. YOUNG of Alaska. Mr. Speaker, I urge passage of this legislation, 
and I yield back the balance of my time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The question is on the motion offered by the 
gentleman from Alaska (Mr. Young) that the House suspend the rules and 
pass the bill, H.R. 4347.
  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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