#aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,s4   
#cdab  ,,an ,,act  ,to redesignate the  
,richard ,h4 ,poff ,federal ,building   
located at #baj ,franklin ,road         
,southwest in ,roanoke1 ,virginia1 as   
the ,reuben ,e4 ,lawson ,federal        
,building1 and for other purposes4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,reuben ,e4 ,lawson ,federal        
,building ,act of #bjbc4  #b4 ,findings 
,congress finds that-- 7#a7 ,reuben ,e4 
,lawson dedicated his life and career to
 promoting the ideals of equality and   
inclusion as a lawyer for the ,roanoke  
chapter of the ,national ,association   
for the ,advancement of ,colored ,people
 7commonly known as the ,,naacp7 who    
actively worked to end segregation in   
,southwest ,virginia2  7#b7 arguing a   
number of significant cases in the      
,western ,district of ,virginia1 ,reuben
 ,e4 ,lawson fought to ensure the       
enforcement of ,brown v4 ,board of      
,education of ,topeka1 #cdg ,u4,s4 #dhc 
7#aied71 so that schools in the ,roanoke

 region would be fully integrated2 and  
7#c7 ,southwest ,virginians are indebted
 to ,reuben ,e4 ,lawson for his         
important work in ending segregation1   
and it is fitting that he be remembered 
in the current home of the court in     
which he valiantly fought4  #c4 ,reuben 
,e4 ,lawson ,federal ,building  7a7     
,redesignation ,the ,richard ,h4 ,poff  
,federal ,building located at #baj      
,franklin ,road ,southwest in ,roanoke1 
,virginia1 shall be known and designated
 as the ,reuben ,e4 ,lawson ,federal    
,building4  7b7 ,references ,any        
reference in a law1 map1 regulation1    
document1 paper1 or other record of the 
,united ,states to the ,richard ,h4     
,poff ,federal ,building shall be deemed
 to be a reference to the ,reuben ,e4   
,lawson ,federal ,building4  ,passed the
 ,senate ,february #bg1 #bjbd4,secretary