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House Calendar No. 149 

112TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 3742 

[Report No. 112–613] 

To designate the United States courthouse located at 100 North Church 

Street in Las Cruces, New Mexico, as the ‘‘Edwin L. Mechem United 

States Courthouse’’. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

DECEMBER 20, 2011 

Mr. PEARCE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 

JULY 19, 2012 

Additional sponsors: Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. 

CARTER, and Mr. DANIEL E. LUNGREN of California 

JULY 19, 2012 

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 


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A BILL 

To designate the United States courthouse located at 100 

North Church Street in Las Cruces, New Mexico, as 

the ‘‘Edwin L. Mechem United States Courthouse’’. 


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

3 SECTION 1. FINDINGS. 

4 Congress finds the following: 

5 (1) Edwin L. Mechem was a land surveyor with 

6 the United States Reclamation Service in Las 

7 Cruces, New Mexico, from 1932–1935. 

8 (2) He served as a member of the New Mexico 

9 State Police Commission. 

10 (3) He was a Special Agent with the Federal 

11 Bureau of Investigation. 

12 (4) He attended the New Mexico College of Ag13 riculture and Mechanic Arts, which later became the 

14 New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, New 

15 Mexico. 

16 (5) He was admitted to the New Mexico bar in 

17 1939, and practiced law in Albuquerque and Las 

18 Cruces, New Mexico. 

19 (6) He served in the New Mexico House of 

20 Representatives from 1947–1948. 

21 (7) He was the first New Mexico governor born 

22 in New Mexico after statehood. 

23 (8) He served four terms as Governor of New 

24 Mexico between 1951 and 1962. 


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1 (9) He served as a United States Senator from 

2 New Mexico from 1962–1964. 

3 (10) He was confirmed by the United States 

4 Senate as a United States District Judge for the 

5 District of New Mexico on October 8, 1970, and 

6 served in that position until his death in 2002. 

7 (11) He led a rich and accomplished life dedi8 cated to public service which warrants recognition. 

9 SEC. 2. DESIGNATION. 

10 The United States courthouse located at 100 North 

11 Church Street in Las Cruces, New Mexico, shall be known 

12 and designated as the ‘‘Edwin L. Mechem United States 

13 Courthouse’’. 

14 SEC. 3. REFERENCES. 

15 Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, 

16 paper, or other record of the United States to the United 

17 States courthouse referred to in section 2 shall be deemed 

18 to be a reference to the ‘‘Edwin L. Mechem United States 

19 Courthouse’’. 


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House Calendar No. 149 

112TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 3742 

[Report No. 112–613] 

A BILL 

To designate the United States courthouse located 

Courthouse’’. Mexico, as the ‘‘Edwin L. Mechem United States at 100 North Church Street in Las Cruces, New 

JULY 19, 2012 

Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 

printed 


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