Dr. William I. ``bill'' Kott Post Office Building

Floor Speech

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Mr. GROTHMAN. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 7192) to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 333 West Broadway in Anaheim, California, as the ``Dr. William I. `Bill' Kott Post Office Building''.

The Clerk read the title of the bill.

The text of the bill is as follows: H.R. 7192

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. DR. WILLIAM I. ``BILL'' KOTT POST OFFICE BUILDING.

(a) Designation.--The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 333 West Broadway in Anaheim, California, shall be known and designated as the ``Dr. William I. `Bill' Kott 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 ``Dr. William I. `Bill' Kott Post Office Building''.

Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of this bill that would name a post office in Anaheim, California, for Dr. William ``Bill'' Kott.

Kott was a World War II veteran who, after the attack on Pearl Harbor, enlisted in the U.S. Army and was deployed in Europe as a sergeant in General George S. Patton's Third Army.

He was one of the liberators of the Buchenwald concentration camp, among his other servicemembers. He was awarded two Bronze Star Medals. Following his honorable discharge, Dr. Kott used the GI Bill to earn a dental degree. He became a politically active member of the Republican Party, serving as chairman of the California Republican Assembly of Orange County and on several boards and commissions.

In 2018, he had the distinct privilege of connecting with the family of one of the Buchenwald prisoners he had helped to liberate.

In support of naming a post office in memory of Dr. Kott, I encourage my colleagues to vote for this fine bill.

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Mr. GROTHMAN. Mr. Speaker, I encourage my House colleagues to support this bill honoring a great American war hero.

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