To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 8135 Forest Lane in Dallas, Texas, as the "Dr. Robert E. Price Post Office Building".
Latest action · Dec 18, 2006 Became Public Law No: 109-398.
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.
- IntroducedNov 7, 2005
- Passed HouseDec 19, 2005
- Passed SenateDec 6, 2006
- To the PresidentDec 11, 2006
- Became lawDec 18, 2006Public Law 109-398
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 8135 Forest Lane in Dallas, Texas, as the "Dr. Robert E. Price Post Office Building."
Cosponsors 29
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 17, 2005 to Dec 13, 2005.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-TX | Charles A. Gonzalez | Nov 17, 2005 | |
| D-TX | Gene Green | Nov 17, 2005 | |
| R-TX | Henry Bonilla | Nov 17, 2005 | |
| R-TX | Jeb Hensarling | Nov 17, 2005 | |
| R-TX | John Abney Culberson | Nov 17, 2005 | |
| R-TX | John R. Carter | Nov 17, 2005 | |
| R-TX | K. Michael Conaway | Nov 17, 2005 | |
| R-TX | Kay Granger | Nov 17, 2005 | |
| R-TX | Kenny Marchant | Nov 17, 2005 | |
| R-TX | Kevin Brady | Nov 17, 2005 | |
| R-TX | Lamar Smith | Nov 17, 2005 | |
| R-TX | Louie Gohmert | Nov 17, 2005 | |
| R-TX | Mac Thornberry | Nov 17, 2005 | |
| R-TX | Michael C. Burgess | Nov 17, 2005 | |
| R-TX | Michael T. McCaul | Nov 17, 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 Nov 7, 2005Discharged Dec 19, 2005 |
| Senate | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | Referred Jan 27, 2006Markup Jul 27, 2006Discharged Dec 7, 2006 |
Actions 17
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 18, 2006Signed by President.
- Dec 18, 2006Became Public Law No: 109-398.
- Dec 11, 2006Presented to President.
- Dec 6, 2006Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR 12/7/2006 S11376)
- Dec 6, 2006Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR 12/7/2006 S11376)
- Dec 6, 2006Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Dec 6, 2006Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Jul 27, 2006Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Jan 27, 2006Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Dec 19, 2005Committee on Government Reform discharged.
- Dec 19, 2005Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H12212)
- Dec 19, 2005Mr. Issa asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
- Dec 19, 2005Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H12212)
- Dec 19, 2005Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Dec 19, 2005Received in the Senate.
- Nov 7, 2005Introduced in House
- Nov 7, 2005Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
In the Congressional Record 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H12212Text printed H12212 | Darrell Issa R-CA | Dec 18, 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 4
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
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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 8135 Forest Lane in Dallas, Texas, as the "Dr. Robert E. Price Post Office Building".
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commemorations.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Jan 27, 2006Referred in Senate
- Dec 19, 2005Engrossed in House
- Nov 7, 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.