117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 5060 

AN ACT 

To redesignate the Federal building located at 212 Third 

Avenue South in Minneapolis, Minnesota, as the ‘‘Paul 

D. Wellstone Federal Building’’, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Paul D. Wellstone 

3 Building Act of 2022’’. 

4 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

5 Congress finds that— 

6 (1) Paul David Wellstone was born on July 21, 

7 1944, in Washington, DC, and raised in Arlington, 

8 Virginia, as the second child of Ukrainian Jewish 

9 immigrants Leon and Minnie Wellstone; 

10 (2) Wellstone graduated from the University of 

11 North Carolina at Chapel Hill— 

12 (A) in 1965, with a bachelor’s degree in 

13 political science; and 

14 (B) in 1969, with a Ph.D. in political 

15 science; 

16 (3) after earning his Ph.D., Wellstone moved to 

17 Minnesota to teach political science at Carleton Col18 lege in Northfield, Minnesota, during which he be19 came an advocate for marginalized communities and 

20 fought for improved healthcare, education, housing, 

21 and labor and human rights; 

22 (4) as an activist, Wellstone helped to bring at23 tention to issues important to the people by pro24 testing in favor of peace, civil rights, and social jus25 tice, including by standing by farmers and working 

26 families in their struggles; 
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1 (5) in 1990, Wellstone extended his community 

2 activism during his first run for the Senate; 

3 (6) as an underdog, Wellstone was the only can4 didate to unseat an incumbent Senator in the 1990 

5 election; 

6 (7) the grassroots campaign that was run by 

7 Wellstone became well-known for the green bus that 

8 he used to travel across Minnesota; 

9 (8) Senator Wellstone continued his commit10 ment to activism throughout his time in the Senate, 

11 including by pushing for legislation that— 

12 (A) expanded support for mental health 

13 care coverage; 

14 (B) increased the Federal minimum wage; 

15 and 

16 (C) offered greater funding and protections 

17 for workers, seniors, schools, and ‘‘atomic’’ vet18 erans; 

19 (9) in 1997, Senator Wellstone traveled across 

20 the country on ‘‘The Children’s Tour’’ to hear from 

21 disadvantaged communities across the United 

22 States; 

23 (10) on October 25, 2002, at the age of 57, 

24 Senator Wellstone was killed in a plane crash in 
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1 Minnesota along with his wife, daughter, and several 

2 campaign staff; and 

3 (11) the loss of Senator Wellstone was mourned 

4 across the United States, but his legacy of advocacy 

5 and candor will always be remembered. 

6 SEC. 3. PAUL D. WELLSTONE FEDERAL BUILDING. 

7 (a) REDESIGNATION.—The Federal building located 

8 at 212 Third Avenue South in Minneapolis, Minnesota, 

9 shall be known and designated as the ‘‘Paul D. Wellstone 

10 Federal Building’’. 

11 (b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg12 ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 

13 States to the Federal building referred to in subsection 

14 (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Paul D. 

15 Wellstone Federal Building’’. 

Passed the Senate November 30 (legislative day, November 29), 2022. 

Attest: 

Secretary. 

117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 5060 

AN ACT 

To redesignate the Federal building located at 212 

and for other purposes. as the ‘‘Paul D. Wellstone Federal Building’’, Third Avenue South in Minneapolis, Minnesota,