118 S3412 RS: Reuben E. Lawson Federal Building Act of 2023 U.S. Senate 2024-01-25 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

IICalendar No. 313118th CONGRESS2d SessionS. 3412IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESDecember 6, 2023Mr. Warner (for himself and Mr. Kaine) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public WorksJanuary 25, 2024Reported by Mr. Carper, without amendmentA BILLTo redesignate the Richard H. Poff Federal Building located at 210 Franklin Road Southwest in Roanoke, Virginia, as the Reuben E. Lawson Federal Building, and for other purposes.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Reuben E. Lawson Federal Building Act of 2023.

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Findings

Congress finds that—(1)Reuben E. Lawson dedicated his life and career to promoting the ideals of equality and inclusion as a lawyer for the Roanoke chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (commonly known as the NAACP) who actively worked to end segregation in Southwest Virginia; (2)arguing a number of significant cases in the Western District of Virginia, Reuben E. Lawson fought to ensure the enforcement of Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, 347 U.S. 483 (1954), so that schools in the Roanoke region would be fully integrated; and(3)Southwest Virginians are indebted to Reuben E. Lawson for his important work in ending segregation, and it is fitting that he be remembered in the current home of the court in which he valiantly fought.

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Reuben E. Lawson Federal Building

(a)

Redesignation

The Richard H. Poff Federal Building located at 210 Franklin Road Southwest in Roanoke, Virginia, shall be known and designated as the Reuben E. Lawson Federal Building.(b)

References

Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the Richard H. Poff Federal Building shall be deemed to be a reference to the Reuben E. Lawson Federal Building.

January 25, 2024Reported without amendment