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119 hr 397

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 216 Cumberland Street in Rochester, New York, as the "Minister Franklin Florence Memorial Post Office".

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Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 15.

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2025-01-14

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