To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1601-1 Main Street in Jacksonville, Florida, as the "Eddie Mae Steward Post Office".

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on October 22, 2003, at 10 a.m. to conduct a hearing on ``Counterterror Initiatives in the Terror Finance Program.''

Mr. President: I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation be authorized to meet on Wednesday, October 22, 2003, at 9:30 am on the Federal Involvement in the Regulation of the Insurance Industry.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Foreign Relations be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, October 22, 2003 at 2:30 p.m. to hold a hearing Anti-Semitism In Europe.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Governmental Affairs be authorized to meet on Wednesday, October 22, 2003 at 10:30 a.m. to hold a business meeting to consider pending Committed business.

Agenda

Legislation

1. S. 129, Federal Workforce Flexibility Act of 2003.

2. S. 1741, National Women's History Museum Act of 2003.

3. S. 1267, District of Columbia Budget Autonomy Act of

2003.

4. S. 1522, GAO Human Capital Reform Act of 2003.

5. S. 1561, a bill to preserve existing judgeships on the

Superior Court of the District of Columbia.

6. S. 1567, Department of Homeland Security Financial

Accountability Act.

7. S. 1612, Homeland Security Technology Improvement Act of

2003.

8. S. 1683, Federal Law Enforcement Pay and Benefits Parity

Act of 2003.

9. H.R. 1416, Homeland Security Technical Corrections Act

of 2003.

10. H.R. 3159, Government Network Security Act of 2003.

post office naming bills

1. S. 1405, a bill to designate the facility of the United

States Postal Service, located at 514 17th Street in Moline,

Illinois, as the ``David Bybee Post Office Building.''

2. S. 1415, a bill to designate the facility of the United

States Postal Service, located at 141 Weston Street in

Hartford, Connecticut, as the ``Barbara B. Kennelly Post

Office Building.''

3. S. 1590, a bill to designate the facility of the United

States Postal Service, located at 315 Empire Boulevard in

Crown Heights, Brooklyn, New York, as the ``James E. Davis

Post Office Building.''

4. S. 1659, a bill to designate the facility of the United

States Postal Service, located at 57 Old Tappan Road in

Tappan, New York, as the ``John G. Dow Post Office

Building.''

5. S. 1671, a bill to designate the facility of the United

States Postal Service, located at 10701 Abercorn Street in

Savannah, Georgia, as the ``J.C. Lewis, Jr., Post Office

Building.''

6. S. 1692, a bill to designate the facility of the United

States Postal Service, located at 38 Spring Street in Nashua,

New Hampshire, as the ``Hugh Gregg Post Office Building.''

7. S. 1718, a bill to designate the facility of the United

States Postal Service, located at 3710 West 73rd Terrace in

Prairie Village, Kansas, as the ``Senator James B. Pearson

Post Office Building.''

8. S. 1746, a bill to designate the facility of the United

States Postal Service, located at 339 Hicksville Road in

Bethpage, New York, as the ``Brian C. Hickey Post Office

Building.''

9. H.R. 1610, to redesignate the facility of the United

States Postal Service, located at 120 East Ritchie Avenue in

Marceline, Missouri, as the ``Walt Disney Office Building.''

10. H.R. 1882, to designate the facility of the United

States Postal Service, located at 440 South Orange Blossom

Trail, in Orlando, Florida, as the ``Arthur `Pappy' Kennedy

Post Office Building.''

11. H.R. 1883, to designate the facility of the United

States Postal Service, located at 1601-1 Main Street in

Jacksonville, Florida, as the ``Eddie Mae Steward Post Office

Building.''

12. H.R. 2075, to designate the facility of the United

States Postal Service, located at 1905 West Blue Heron

Boulevard in West Palm Beach, Florida, as the ``Judge Edward

Rodgers Post Office Building.''

13. H.R. 2254, to designate the facility of the United

States Postal Service, located at 1101 Colorado Street in

Boulder City, Nevada, as the ``Bruce Woodbury Post Office

Building.''

14. H.R. 2309, to designate the facility of the United

States Postal Service, located at 2300 Redondo Avenue in

Signal Hill, California, as the ``J. Stephen Horn Post Office

Building.''

15. H.R. 2328, to designate the facility of the United

States Postal Service, located at 2001 East Willard Street in

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as the ``Robert A. Borski Post

Office Building.''

16. H.R. 2396, to designate the facility of the United

States Postal Service, located at 1210 Highland Avenue in

Duarte, California, as the ``Francisco A. Martinez Flores

Post Office Building.''

17. H.R. 2452, to designate the facility of the United

States Postal Service, located at 339 Hicksville Road in

Bethpage, New York, as the ``Brian C. Hickey Post Office

Building.''

18. H.R. 2533, to designate the facility of the United

States Postal Service, located at 10701 Abercorn Street in

Savannah, Georgia, as the ``J.C. Lewis, Jr., Post Office

Building.''

19. H.R. 2746, to designate the facility of the United

States Postal Service, located at 141 Weston Street in

Hartford, Connecticut, as the ``Barbara B. Kennelly Post

Office Building.''

20. H.R. 3011, to designate the facility of the United

States Postal Service, located at 135 East Olive Avenue in

Burbank, California, as the ``Bob Hope Post Office

Building.''

Nominations

1. Jerry S. Byrd to be an Associate Judge of the Superior

Court of the District of Columbia (Family Court).

2. Joseph Michael Ryan to be an Associate Judge of the

Superior Court of the District of Columbia (Family Court).

3. Dale Cabaniss to be Chairman, Federal Labor Relations

Authority.

4. Brian F. Holeman to be an Associate Judge of the

Superior Court of the District of Columbia.

5. Craig S. Iscoe to be an Associate Judge of the Superior

Court of the District of Columbia.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on the Judiciary be authorized to meet to conduct a hearing on Wednesday, October 22, 2003, at 10 a.m., on ``Judicial Nominations,'' in the Hart Senate Office Building room 216.

Witness List:

Panel I: Senators.

Panel II: Janice R. Brown to be United States Circuit Judge for the District of Columbia Circuit.

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Select Committee on Intelligence be authorized to meet during the session of the Senate on Wednesday, October 22, 2003 at 2:30 p.m. to hold a closed hearing.

Mr. President: I ask unanimous consent that the Subcommittee on Oceans, Fisheries, and Coast Guard be authorized to meet on Wednesday, October 22, 2003, at 9:30 a.m., on Fisheries Oversight to be held in SR-428A.

Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1883) to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1601-1 Main Street in Jacksonville, Florida, as the ``Eddie Mae Steward Post Office.''

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days within which to revise and extend their remarks on H.R. 1883.

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.

Mr. Speaker, H.R. 1883 was introduced by our esteemed colleague, the gentlewoman from Florida (Ms. Corrine Brown), which designates this postal facility in Jacksonville, Florida, as the Eddie Mae Steward Post Office.

All Members of the Florida State delegation have cosponsored the legislation as is required by the rules of our committee.

Eddie Mae Steward lived nearly her entire life in Duval County, Florida. She became an institution in that area. After graduating from Douglas Anderson High School and Edward Waters College in Jacksonville, she began a life of public activism. Ms. Steward became the first female president of the local NAACP chapter in Jacksonville and rose to the level of Florida State president of the NAACP. Naming this post office after her in Jacksonville would be a wonderful tribute to her life of philanthropy.

Mr. Speaker, Eddie Mae Steward sadly passed away in March of 2001 at the age of 61. The gentlewoman from Florida (Ms. Corrine Brown) introduced identical legislation to 1883 last year, and it passed the House, but not the Senate, before the end of the 107th Congress. With today's passage by the House, we would hope that H.R. 1883 can be presented to the President for his signature before the end of this Congress.

Mr. Speaker, I urge all Members to support this legislation.

Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.

Mr. Speaker, I would advise the gentlewoman from California (Ms. Watson) that we have no additional speakers. I am prepared to yield back when she is.

Mr. Speaker, I urge passage of the bill, and I yield back the balance of my time.

Mr. Speaker, I am thrilled to see this bill on the floor of the House today to dedicate a post office in Jacksonville to Ms. Eddie Mae Steward. Eddie Mae Steward left her mark on her community in many ways.

Eddie Mae Steward single-handedly launched the effort that led to the court-ordered desegregation of Duval County's public schools, she was the first female president of the Jacksonville branch of the NAACP, and served as the State NAACP president from 1973 to 1974.

She also served as the secretary of the Duval County Democratic Executive Committee. A graduate of Edward Waters College in Jacksonville, she was truly a dedicated civil rights activist.

Ms. Steward was the first to take on the fight to improve the infrastructure of public schools for children in Jacksonville. One school in particular, Boylan Haven, a private school for African American girls, was described to be unfit by any standard. Ms. Steward took on the local school board, and after a three-week battle and intense pressure from Ms. Steward and local civil rights activists, the school board decided to send the students to other area schools. Today, Eddie Mae Steward remains a tribute to those willing to undertake great risks to bring about social justice.

Much like those before her who struggled against the injustice of status quo, she was referred to as a ``troublemaker.'' However, it was fundamental fairness, strong principles, and the strength of her conviction that led her to become a visionary and courageous leader.

Ms. Steward leaves six children. And I am honored to recognize Eddie Mae Steward with this post office designation. I urge support for this measure.

Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.

Mr. Speaker, as a member of the House Committee on Government Reform, I rise in support of H.R. 1883 which names a postal facility in Jacksonville, Florida, after Eddie Mae Steward. This bill was sponsored by the gentlewoman from Florida (Ms. Corrine Brown) and has the support and cosponsorship of the entire Florida State delegation. The measure was unanimously reported out of committee on September 12, 2003.

Eddie Mae Steward, a native Floridian and lifelong resident of the Jacksonville community, was well known as a community leader and civil rights activist. She began her career as a civil rights advocate when she filed the suit for desegregation for the Duval County School System. She continued her efforts on behalf of her community by leading a series of successful fights to improve run-down public schools in Jacksonville.

In 1972, Eddie Mae Steward became the first female president of the Jacksonville branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, a position she held for 6 years. She also served as the Florida State NAACP president from 1973 to 1974, as well as secretary of the Duval County Democratic Executive Committee. Sadly, she passed away on March 5, 2000.

Mr. Speaker, I commend my colleagues for seeking to honor the late Eddie Mae Steward by naming a postal facility near her family home in Jacksonville, Florida. I urge the swift passage of H.R. 1883.

Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.

Mr. Speaker, I yield 5 minutes to the gentlewoman from Florida (Ms. Corrine Brown).