To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 151 West End Street in Goliad, Texas, as the "Judge Emilio Vargas Post Office Building".
Latest action · Jul 12, 2005 Became Public Law No: 109-27.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 3, 2005
- Passed HouseApr 20, 2005
- Passed SenateJun 29, 2005
- To the PresidentJul 1, 2005
- Became lawJul 12, 2005Public Law 109-27
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 151 West End Street in Goliad, Texas, as the "Judge Emilio Vargas Post Office Building."
Cosponsors 31
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Mar 3, 2005.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-TX | Al Green | Original | Mar 3, 2005 |
| D-TX | Charles A. Gonzalez | Original | Mar 3, 2005 |
| D-TX | Chet Edwards | Original | Mar 3, 2005 |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Original | Mar 3, 2005 |
| D-TX | Gene Green | Original | Mar 3, 2005 |
| R-TX | Henry Bonilla | Original | Mar 3, 2005 |
| D-TX | Henry Cuellar | Original | Mar 3, 2005 |
| R-TX | Jeb Hensarling | Original | Mar 3, 2005 |
| R-TX | Joe Barton | Original | Mar 3, 2005 |
| R-TX | John Abney Culberson | Original | Mar 3, 2005 |
| R-TX | John R. Carter | Original | Mar 3, 2005 |
| R-TX | K. Michael Conaway | Original | Mar 3, 2005 |
| R-TX | Kay Granger | Original | Mar 3, 2005 |
| R-TX | Kenny Marchant | Original | Mar 3, 2005 |
| R-TX | Kevin Brady | Original | Mar 3, 2005 |
| R-TX | Lamar Smith | Original | Mar 3, 2005 |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | Original | Mar 3, 2005 |
| R-TX | Louie Gohmert | Original | Mar 3, 2005 |
| R-TX | Mac Thornberry | Original | Mar 3, 2005 |
| R-TX | Michael C. Burgess | Original | Mar 3, 2005 |
| R-TX | Michael T. McCaul | Original | Mar 3, 2005 |
| R-TX | Pete Sessions | Original | Mar 3, 2005 |
| R-TX | Ralph M. Hall | Original | Mar 3, 2005 |
| R-TX | Randy Neugebauer | Original | Mar 3, 2005 |
| R-TX | Ron Paul | Original | Mar 3, 2005 |
| R-TX | Sam Johnson | Original | Mar 3, 2005 |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Original | Mar 3, 2005 |
| D-TX | Silvestre Reyes | Original | Mar 3, 2005 |
| D-TX | Solomon P. Ortiz | Original | Mar 3, 2005 |
| R-TX | Ted Poe | Original | Mar 3, 2005 |
| R-TX | Tom DeLay | Original | Mar 3, 2005 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Mar 3, 2005Markup Apr 13, 2005 |
| Senate | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | Referred Apr 21, 2005Markup Jun 22, 2005Discharged Jun 29, 2005 |
Actions 19
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 12, 2005Signed by President.
- Jul 12, 2005Became Public Law No: 109-27.
- Jul 1, 2005Presented to President.
- Jun 29, 2005Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S7550-7551)
- Jun 29, 2005Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7550-7551)
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S7551 | — | Jun 29, 2005 |
| House | Debate and remarks H2165, H2166Text printed H2165 | Charles A. Gonzalez D-TX, Danny K. Davis D-IL, Henry Cuellar D-TX, Kenny Marchant R-TX, Ruben Hinojosa D-TX, Solomon P. Ortiz D-TX | Apr 20, 2005 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
CRS reports 5
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 5
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|---|---|---|---|
| IF12997 | Congressional Review of U.S. Membership in the WTO | Resource | May 12, 2025 |
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Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 151 West End Street in Goliad, Texas, as the "Judge Emilio Vargas Post Office Building".
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commemorations.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 2, 2005Enrolled Bill
- Apr 21, 2005Referred in Senate
- Apr 20, 2005Engrossed in House
- Mar 3, 2005Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.