,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #aaff  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,march #ad1 #bjac    
,mr4 ,pearce introduced the following   
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,transportation and       
,infrastructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to         
designate the ,united ,states courthouse
 located at #ajj ,north ,church ,street 
in ,las ,cruces1 ,new ,mexico1 as the   
,edwin ,l4 ,mechem ,united ,states      
,courthouse4  #a4 ,findings ,congress   
finds the following3  7#a7 ,edwin ,l4   
,mechem was a land surveyor with the    
,united ,states ,reclamation ,service in
 ,las ,cruces1 ,new ,mexico1 from       
#aicb-aice4  7#b7 ,he served as a member
 of the ,new ,mexico ,state ,police     
,commission4  7#c7 ,he was a ,special   
,agent with the ,federal ,bureau of     
,investigation4  7#d7 ,he attended the  
,new ,mexico ,college of ,agriculture   
and ,mechanic ,arts1 which later became 
the ,new ,mexico ,state ,university in  
,las ,cruces1 ,new ,mexico4  7#e7 ,he   

was admitted to the ,new ,mexico bar in 
#aici1 and practiced law in ,albuquerque
 and ,las ,cruces1 ,new ,mexico4  7#f7  
,he served in the ,new ,mexico ,house of
 ,representatives from #aidg-aidh4  7#g7
 ,he was the first ,new ,mexico governor
 born in ,new ,mexico after statehood4  
7#h7 ,he served four terms as ,governor 
of ,new ,mexico between #aiea and #aifb4
  7#i7 ,he served as a ,united ,states  
,senator from ,new ,mexico from         
#aifb-aifd4  7#aj7 ,he was confirmed by 
the ,united ,states ,senate as a ,united
 ,states ,district ,judge for the       
,district of ,new ,mexico on ,october   
#h1 #aigj1 and served in that position  
until his death in #bjjb4  7#aa7 ,he led
 a rich and accomplished life dedicated 
to public service which warrants        
recognition4  #b4 ,designation ,the     
,united ,states courthouse located at   
#ajj ,north ,church ,street in ,las     
,cruces1 ,new ,mexico1 shall be known   
and designated as the ,edwin ,l4 ,mechem
 ,united ,states ,courthouse4  #c4      

,references ,any reference in a law1    
map1 regulation1 document1 paper1 or    
other record of the ,united ,states to  
the ,united ,states courthouse referred 
to in section #b shall be deemed to be a
 reference to the ,edwin ,l4 ,mechem    
,united ,states ,courthouse4