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117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 5060 

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. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

SEPTEMBER 29, 2022 

Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mr. GRASSLEY, and Ms. SMITH) introduced the 

following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works 

A BILL 

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, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

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

5 Building Act of 2022’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

7 Congress finds that— 

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

9 1944, in Washington, DC, and raised in Arlington, 


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1 Virginia, as the second child of Ukrainian Jewish 

2 immigrants Leon and Minnie Wellstone; 

3 (2) Wellstone graduated from the University of 

4 North Carolina at Chapel Hill— 

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

6 political science; and 

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

8 science; 

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

10 Minnesota to teach political science at Carleton Col11 lege in Northfield, Minnesota, during which he be12 came an advocate for marginalized communities and 

13 fought for improved healthcare, education, housing, 

14 and labor and human rights; 

15 (4) as an activist, Wellstone helped to bring at16 tention to issues important to the people by pro17 testing in favor of peace, civil rights, and social jus18 tice, including by standing by farmers and working 

19 families in their struggles; 

20 (5) in 1990, Wellstone extended his community 

21 activism during his first run for the Senate; 

22 (6) as an underdog, Wellstone was the only can23 didate to unseat an incumbent Senator in the 1990 

24 election; 


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1 (7) the grassroots campaign that was run by 

2 Wellstone became well-known for the green bus that 

3 he used to travel across Minnesota; 

4 (8) Senator Wellstone continued his commit5 ment to activism throughout his time in the Senate, 

6 including by pushing for legislation that— 

7 (A) expanded support for mental health 

8 care coverage; 

9 (B) increased the Federal minimum wage; 

10 and 

11 (C) offered greater funding and protections 

12 for workers, seniors, schools, and ‘‘atomic’’ vet13 erans; 

14 (9) in 1997, Senator Wellstone traveled across 

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

16 disadvantaged communities across the United 

17 States; 

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

19 Senator Wellstone was killed in a plane crash in 

20 Minnesota along with his wife, daughter, and several 

21 campaign staff; and 

22 (11) the loss of Senator Wellstone was mourned 

23 across the United States, but his legacy of advocacy 

24 and candor will always be remembered. 


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

2 (a) REDESIGNATION.—The Federal building located 

3 at 212 Third Avenue South in Minneapolis, Minnesota, 

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

5 Federal Building’’. 

6 (b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg7 ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 

8 States to the Federal building referred to in subsection 

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

10 Wellstone Federal Building’’. 

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