Charlesetta Reece Allen Post Office Building

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Mr. GROTHMAN. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 5985) to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 517 Seagaze Drive in Oceanside, California, as the ``Charlesetta Reece Allen Post Office Building''.

The Clerk read the title of the bill.

The text of the bill is as follows: H.R. 5985

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. CHARLESETTA REECE ALLEN POST OFFICE BUILDING.

(a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 517 Seagaze Drive in Oceanside, California, shall be known and designated as the ``Charlesetta Reece Allen 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 ``Charlesetta Reece Allen Post Office Building''.
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Mr. GROTHMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of this bill, which would rename a post office in Oceanside, California, for Ms. Charlesetta Reece Allen.

Ms. Allen opened the first Black-owned storefront and restaurant in Oceanside and was the first president of the north San Diego County branch of the NAACP and founded the Oceanside Girls Club.

She was a trailblazer for the Black community in Oceanside, and her contributions improved the lives of residents of North County. I fully support naming the historic Oceanside post office after pioneer, activist, and local community leader, Charlesetta Reece Allen.

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Mr. GROTHMAN. Mr. Speaker, I encourage my colleagues to support this bill, honoring a true pillar of the community who dedicated herself to advancing justice and freedom for all, and I yield back the balance of my time.

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