To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 108 West Schick Road in Bloomingdale, Illinois, as the "Bloomingdale Veterans Memorial Post Office Building".

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

Mr. Speaker, my legislation would designate the U.S. Postal Service facility at 108 West Schick Road in Bloomingdale, Illinois, as the Bloomingdale Veterans Memorial Post Office Building in recognition of all the men and women who have served our Nation with distinction and honor.

I would like to thank Chairman Gowdy and Ranking Member Cummings for their help in moving this bill through the committee, as well as Majority Leader McCarthy for helping to secure floor time for consideration.

This is merely a step, one step, to help citizens in Bloomingdale and every part of my district recognize the sacrifices and celebrate the contributions of our friends, families, and neighbors who chose a life of service to the people of the United States.

Veterans in every community deserve our thanks and gratitude. The Bloomingdale Veterans Memorial Post Office will serve as a living reminder of the service of every soldier, sailor, coastguardsman, airman, and marine, whose sacrifices helped keep Americans safe. It is my hope that this small daily reminder will help us all to remember that we can and must do more to support our veterans, from those just returning home to those who fought long ago and still bear the scars of their service.

Mr. Speaker, we all agree that our Nation's veterans continue to face serious challenges. Today, an estimated 39,471 veterans are homeless, and the number of young veterans struggling with homelessness is increasing. In my home State of Illinois alone, 193 veterans took their own life in 1 year, a rate more than twice as high as the nonveteran population of Illinois.

Veterans are more likely to struggle with PTSD as well as substance abuse disorders than nonveterans. It is clear that we are failing those who never failed us. We have a solemn obligation to eliminate veteran homelessness, to improve access to essential health services, and ensure veterans are able to transition to the civilian workforce and secure family-sustaining jobs.

We need to prioritize mental health support and substance use prevention, and we need to exercise strong oversight over the VA to ensure that no veteran is ever denied medical care or support services.

For the men and women who have protected my own American Dream, I hope to make theirs easier to achieve. We must all do more to recognize those willing to give what Lincoln called ``the last full measure of devotion'' to their country.

It is my hope that the new Bloomingdale Veterans Memorial Post Office Building will foster both gratitude and understanding in our community, and I urge every Member to support this bill.

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

Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank Congressman Russell for those eloquent words and thank him for his service to our country as a veteran, as well, Mr. Speaker.

Mr. Speaker, I have no further speakers. I urge the passage of H.R. 4574, and I yield back the balance of my time.

Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 4574) to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 108 West Schick Road in Bloomingdale, Illinois, as the ``Bloomingdale Veterans Memorial Post Office Building''.

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members have 5 legislative days to revise and extend their remarks, and include extraneous material on the bill under consideration.

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

Mr. Speaker, I would like to stand with my colleague from Illinois in support of H.R. 4574, introduced by Congressman Krishnamoorthi. The bill names the United States Post Office at 108 West Schick Road in Bloomingdale, Illinois, after Bloomingdale veterans.

The Eighth Congressional District of Illinois is home to more than 23,000 veterans, including many Active-Duty veterans groups. This bill honors Bloomingdale, Illinois, veterans who served this country proudly and continue to be a positive force in the community.

We thank the veterans of Bloomingdale and all veterans for their service, and I reserve the balance of my time.

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

Mr. Speaker, I would like to echo the comments of my colleague from Illinois and also hope that the name of this post office will recognize the millions of veterans throughout our history that have returned home, led productive lives, have entered further public service, and have done so with gratitude, without issues, and have rendered great service to the Nation.

Mr. Speaker, I would like to make the gentleman from Illinois also aware that I have no further speakers and am prepared to close. I reserve the balance of my time.

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