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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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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: 
(1) Edwin L. Mechem was a land surveyor with 
the United States Reclamation Service in Las 
Cruces, New Mexico, from 1932–1935. 
(2) He served as a member of the New Mexico 
State Police Commission. 
(3) He was a Special Agent with the Federal 
Bureau of Investigation. 
(4) He attended the New Mexico College of Ag-
riculture and Mechanic Arts, which later became the 
New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, New 
Mexico. 
(5) He was admitted to the New Mexico bar in 
1939, and practiced law in Albuquerque and Las 
Cruces, New Mexico. 
(6) He served in the New Mexico House of 
Representatives from 1947–1948. 
(7) He was the first New Mexico governor born 
in New Mexico after statehood. 
(8) He served four terms as Governor of New 
Mexico between 1951 and 1962. 
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(9) He served as a United States Senator from 
New Mexico from 1962–1964. 
(10) He was confirmed by the United States 
Senate as a United States District Judge for the 
District of New Mexico on October 8, 1970, and 
served in that position until his death in 2002. 
(11) He led a rich and accomplished life dedi-
cated to public service which warrants recognition. 
SEC. 2. DESIGNATION. 
The United States courthouse located at 100 North 
Church Street in Las Cruces, New Mexico, shall be known 
and designated as the ‘‘Edwin L. Mechem United States 
Courthouse’’. 
SEC. 3. REFERENCES. 
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, 
paper, or other record of the United States to the United 
States courthouse referred to in section 2 shall be deemed 
to be a reference to the ‘‘Edwin L. Mechem United States 
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 
at 100 North Church Street in Las Cruces, New 
Mexico, as the ‘‘Edwin L. Mechem United States 
Courthouse’’. 
JULY 19, 2012 
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
printed 
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