A bill 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".

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''.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs be discharged from further consideration of S. 2283 and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration.

I ask unanimous consent that the bill be considered read a third time and passed and the motion to reconsider be considered made and laid upon the table.