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On the recordApril 25, 2017
Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 455) to designate the United States courthouse located at 501 East Court Street in Jackson, Mississippi, as the ``R. Jess Brown United States Courthouse''. The Clerk read the title of the bill. The text of the bill is as follows: H.R. 455 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. DESIGNATION. The United States courthouse located at 501 East Court Street in Jackson, Mississippi, shall be known and designated as the ``R. Jess Brown United States Courthouse''. SEC. 2. REFERENCES. Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the United States courthouse referred to in section 1 shall be deemed to be a reference to the ``R. Jess Brown United States Courthouse''. The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Ferguson) and the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Johnson) each will control 20 minutes. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Georgia (Mr. Ferguson). General Leave
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