I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 433 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 
523 East Railroad Street in Knox, Pennsylvania, as the ‘‘Specialist 
Ross A. McGinnis Memorial Post Office’’. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 21, 2015 
Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Mr. DENT, 
Mr. KELLY
of Pennsylvania, Mr. ABRAHAM, Mr. BARLETTA, Mr. 
MARINO, Mr. MEEHAN, Mr. ROTHFUS, Mr. PERRY, Mr. MACARTHUR, 
Mr. PITTS, Mr. GOHMERT, Mr. POE of Texas, Mr. SHUSTER, Mr. MUR-
PHY of Pennsylvania, Mr. CARTWRIGHT, Mr. MICHAEL F. DOYLE of 
Pennsylvania, Mr. BRADY of Pennsylvania, Mr. COSTELLO of Pennsyl-
vania, Mr. LABRADOR, Mr. SIMPSON, Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN, Mr. WALZ, 
Mr. FATTAH, Mr. BRENDAN F. BOYLE of Pennsylvania, and Mr. BLUM) 
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Oversight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service 
located at 523 East Railroad Street in Knox, Pennsyl-
vania, as the ‘‘Specialist Ross A. McGinnis Memorial 
Post Office’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
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(1) Ross Andrew McGinnis was born and raised 
in Knox, Pennsylvania, the son of Tom and 
Romayne McGinnis. 
(2) Specialist McGinnis joined the Army in 
2004 and following his training, was assigned to 1st 
Platoon, C Company, 1st Battalion, 26th Infantry 
Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry 
Division. 
(3) On December 4, 2006, McGinnis was killed 
in action while serving in Iraq. For his actions that 
day, he was awarded the Congressional Medal of 
Honor by President George W. Bush on June 2, 
2008. 
(4) From the official Medal of Honor Army Ci-
tation: 
(A) Private First Class Ross A. McGinnis, 
United States Army. For conspicuous gallantry 
and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and 
beyond the call of duty. 
(B) Private First Class Ross A. McGinnis 
distinguished himself by acts of gallantry and 
intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty 
while serving as an M2 .50-caliber Machine 
Gunner, 1st Platoon, C Company, 1st Bat-
talion, 26th Infantry Regiment, in connection 
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with combat operations against an armed 
enemy in Adhamiyah, Northeast Baghdad, Iraq, 
on 4 December 2006. 
(C) That afternoon his platoon was con-
ducting combat control operations in an effort 
to reduce and control sectarian violence in the 
area. While Private McGinnis was manning the 
M2 .50-caliber Machine Gun, a fragmentation 
grenade thrown by an insurgent fell through 
the gunner’s hatch into the vehicle. Reacting 
quickly, he yelled ‘‘grenade,’’ allowing all four 
members of his crew to prepare for the gre-
nade’s blast. Then, rather than leaping from 
the gunner’s hatch to safety, Private McGinnis 
made the courageous decision to protect his 
crew. In a selfless act of bravery, in which he 
was mortally wounded, Private McGinnis cov-
ered the live grenade, pinning it between his 
body and the vehicle and absorbing most of the 
explosion. 
(D) Private McGinnis’ gallant action di-
rectly saved four men from certain serious in-
jury or death. Private First Class McGinnis’ ex-
traordinary heroism and selflessness at the cost 
of his own life, above and beyond the call of 
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duty, are in keeping with the highest traditions 
of the military service and reflect great credit 
upon himself, his unit, and the United States 
Army. 
SEC. 2. SPECIALIST ROSS A. MCGINNIS MEMORIAL POST 
OFFICE. 
(a) DESIGNATION.—The facility of the United States 
Postal Service located at 523 East Railroad Street in 
Knox, Pennsylvania, shall be known and designated as the 
‘‘Specialist Ross A. McGinnis Memorial Post Office’’. 
(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, map, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the United 
States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall 
be deemed to be a reference to the ‘‘Specialist Ross A. 
McGinnis Memorial Post Office’’. 
Æ 
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