Steve Russell

Mr. RUSSELL

Mr. RUSSELL. Mr. Speaker, I yield 4 minutes to the gentleman from Texas (Mr. Hurd), the sponsor of this bill.

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

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Mr. RUSSELL. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 6846) to require the United States Postal Service to establish new ZIP codes, and for other purposes.

Mr. RUSSELL. 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 the bill under consideration.

Mr. RUSSELL. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, I support H.R. 6846, introduced by the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Diaz-Balart). The bill would require the United States Postal Service to establish new ZIP Codes in Miami Lakes, Florida; Ocoee, Florida; Storey County, Nevada; Glendale, New York; and Flanders, Northampton; and Riverside in the town of Southampton, New York. H.R. 756, the Postal Service Reform Act of 2017, which the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform reported earlier this Congress, would also have established these new ZIP Codes. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Florida (Mr. Diaz-Balart) to tell us more about the need for a new ZIP Code in his district.

Mr. RUSSELL. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from New York (Mr. Zeldin), my friend.

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

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Mr. RUSSELL. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 3398) to amend the Real ID Act of 2005 to permit Freely Associated States to meet identification requirements under such Act, and for other purposes.

Mr. RUSSELL. 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 the bill under consideration.

Mr. RUSSELL. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Mr. Speaker, 30 years ago, the United States solidified a unique international relationship by signing the Compact of Free Association with the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau. Collectively, these three sovereign nations are referred to as the Freely Associated States. Under the Compact of Free Association, citizens from the Freely Associated States can live, work, and study in the United States as legal nonimmigrants without a need for a visa. In 2005, Congress enacted the Real ID Act, which enacted the 9/11 Commission's recommendation to set Federal standards for driver's license and other sources of identification. However, the Real ID Act of 2005 made no mention of the Freely Associated States or the compact. Instead, the law referred to ``the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands,'' a now-defunct entity that ceased to exist in 1994. The former trusteeship predated the current self-governing status of Freely Associated States as established under the Compact of Free Association. As a result of this error, citizens of the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, and Palau are often forced to settle for temporary driver's licenses that expire after a year, costing these citizens access to work, housing, transportation, and other opportunities. Because some employers have been reluctant to hire or retain temporary-licensed carriers, many of these citizens lose access to work, housing, transportation, and other opportunities. The omission also greatly disadvantages these citizens to other nonimmigrants who are able to obtain standard licenses lasting up to 8 years, if they meet the Real ID Act eligibility requirements. H.R. 3398 corrects this drafting error in the Real ID Act. Fixing this error in the law clarifies the legal eligibility of the citizens of these three nations for full-term driver's licenses, honors the terms of our Compact of Free Association, and reaffirms our partnership with the three nations. I would like to thank Representative Don Young, the gentleman from Alaska and my friend, for his work on this important legislation. Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support this bill, and I reserve the balance of my time.

Mr. RUSSELL. Mr. Speaker, I yield 2 minutes to the gentleman from Alaska (Mr. Young), the sponsor of this bill. (Mr. YOUNG of Alaska asked and was given permission to revise and extend his remarks.)

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

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Mr. RUSSELL. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform be discharged from further consideration of the bill (H.R. 4913) to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 816 East Salisbury Parkway in Salisbury, Maryland, as the ``Sgt. Maj. Wardell B. Turner Post Office Building'', and ask for its immediate consideration in the House.

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Mr. RUSSELL. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform be discharged from further consideration of the bill (H.R. 606) to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1025 Nevin Avenue in Richmond, California, as the ``Harold D. McCraw, Sr., Post Office Building'', and ask for its immediate consideration in the House.

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Mr. RUSSELL. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform be discharged from further consideration of the bill (H.R. 5868) to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 530 Claremont Avenue in Ashland, Ohio, as the ``Bill Harris Post Office'', and ask for its immediate consideration in the House.

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Mr. RUSSELL. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform be discharged from further consideration of the bill (H.R. 5935) to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1355 North Meridian Road in Harristown, Illinois, as the ``Logan S. Palmer Post Office'', and ask for its immediate consideration in the House.

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Mr. RUSSELL. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform be discharged from further consideration of the bill (H.R. 5737) to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 108 West D Street in Alpha, Illinois, as the ``Captain Joshua E. Steele Post Office'', and ask for its immediate consideration in the House.

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Mr. RUSSELL. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform be discharged from further consideration of the bill (H.R. 6116) to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 362 North Ross Street in Beaverton, Michigan, as the ``Colonel Alfred Asch Post Office'', and ask for its immediate consideration in the House.

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Mr. RUSSELL. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform be discharged from further consideration of the bill (H.R. 5349) to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1320 Autumn Avenue in Memphis, Tennessee, as the ``Judge Russell B. Sugarmon Post Office Building'', and ask for its immediate consideration in the House.

Mr. RUSSELL. Mr. Speaker, I have an amendment at the desk.

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Mr. RUSSELL. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform be discharged from further consideration of the bill (H.R. 6020) to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 325 South Michigan Avenue in Howell, Michigan, as the ``Sergeant Donald Burgett Post Office Building'', and ask for its immediate consideration in the House.

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Mr. RUSSELL. 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 H.R. 606, H.R. 4913, H.R. 5737, H.R. 5868, H.R. 5935, H.R. 6020, H.R. 6116, H.R. 5349, and H.R. 5784.

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Mr. RUSSELL. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet at 1 p.m. on Monday, September 17, 2018.

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Mr. RUSSELL. Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform be discharged from further consideration of the bill (H.R. 5784) to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2650 North Doctor Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, as the ``Vel R. Phillips Post Office Building'', and ask for its immediate consideration in the House.

Mr. RUSSELL. Mr. Speaker, I have an amendment at the desk.