On Dec. 4, the United States of Representatives passed legislation (H.R. 9544) introduced by Congressman Kweisi Mfume (D-Md.-07) in the U.S. House of Representatives to designate a Baltimore United States Post Office (USPS) as the ‘‘United States Representative Elijah E. Cummings Post Office Building.”
The bill to rename the post office at 340 South Loudon Avenue in Baltimore, Maryland, in honor of Congressman Cummings now heads to the United States Senate for consideration. Companion legislation has been introduced in the U.S. Senate by Sens. Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen (both D-Md).
“Congressman Elijah Cummings was a person of deep intellect, unlimited compassion and a champion for working people everywhere. This House and our nation still feel his loss, which makes the renaming of this post office in his honor a fitting tribute to our dear friend,” said Rep. Mfume. “I am elated that this legislation has prevailed out of the U.S. House of Representatives. It is a small but important gesture to say thank you to Congressman Elijah Cummings for the work he did, for so many years, for the people of Baltimore and the state of Maryland.”
