H.R. 1516

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 37926 Church Street in Dade City, Florida, as the "Sergeant Marcus Mathes Post Office"

Sponsor	Rep. Brown-Waite, Ginny
Committee	Oversight and Government Reform
Date	April 21, 2009 (111th Congress, 1st Session)
Staff Contact	Adam Hepburn

H.R. 1516 is being considered on the floor under suspension of the rules, requiring a two-thirds majority vote for passage. This legislation was introduced by Representative Ginny Brown-Waite (R-FL) on March 16, 2009.

H.R. 1516 designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 37926 Church Street in Dade City, Florida, as the "Sergeant Marcus Mathes Post Office."

Sergeant Marcus Mathes of Zephyrhills, Florida, was killed on April 28, 2008, during a rocket attack in Baghdad. Sergeant Mathes was assigned to the 94th Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, based out of Fort Polk, Louisiana. He also served in Afghanistan from October 2006 until March 2007.