HR 4561 · 109th Congress 2005–2007, ended

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 8624 Ferguson Road in Dallas, Texas, as the "Francisco `Pancho' Medrano Post Office Building".

Introduced Dec 15, 2005 Originated House Became Public Law 109-259 Sponsor Eddie Bernice Johnson D-TX

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Latest action · Aug 2, 2006 Became Public Law No: 109-259.

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.

  1. IntroducedDec 15, 2005
  2. Passed HouseApr 5, 2006
  3. Passed SenateJul 20, 2006
  4. To the PresidentJul 26, 2006
  5. Became lawAug 2, 2006Public Law 109-259

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 8624 Ferguson Road in Dallas, Texas, as the "Francisco `Pancho' Medrano Post Office Building."

Cosponsors 31

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 15, 2005 to Mar 14, 2006; 10 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-TXAl GreenOriginalDec 15, 2005
D-TXCharles A. GonzalezOriginalDec 15, 2005
D-TXChet EdwardsOriginalDec 15, 2005
D-TXGene GreenOriginalDec 15, 2005
D-TXHenry CuellarOriginalDec 15, 2005
D-TXLloyd DoggettOriginalDec 15, 2005
R-TXPete SessionsOriginalDec 15, 2005
D-TXRuben HinojosaOriginalDec 15, 2005
D-TXSilvestre ReyesOriginalDec 15, 2005
D-TXSolomon P. OrtizOriginalDec 15, 2005
R-TXKenny MarchantJan 31, 2006
R-TXRalph M. HallJan 31, 2006
R-TXKay GrangerMar 1, 2006
R-TXKevin BradyMar 1, 2006
R-TXRandy NeugebauerMar 2, 2006
R-TXHenry BonillaMar 8, 2006
R-TXJeb HensarlingMar 8, 2006
R-TXJoe BartonMar 8, 2006
R-TXJohn Abney CulbersonMar 8, 2006
R-TXK. Michael ConawayMar 8, 2006
R-TXLamar SmithMar 8, 2006
R-TXLouie GohmertMar 8, 2006
R-TXMac ThornberryMar 8, 2006
R-TXMichael C. BurgessMar 8, 2006
R-TXMichael T. McCaulMar 8, 2006
R-TXRon PaulMar 8, 2006
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeMar 8, 2006
R-TXTed PoeMar 8, 2006
R-TXTom DeLayMar 8, 2006
R-TXJohn R. CarterMar 14, 2006
R-TXSam JohnsonMar 14, 2006

Committees 2

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseOversight and Government Reform Committee
Referred Dec 15, 2005Markup Mar 30, 2006
SenateHomeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
Referred Apr 6, 2006Markup Jun 14, 2006Reported Jun 22, 2006

Actions 18

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Aug 2, 2006Signed by President.
  2. Aug 2, 2006Became Public Law No: 109-259.
  3. Jul 26, 2006Presented to President.
  4. Jul 21, 2006Message on Senate action sent to the House.
  5. Jul 20, 2006Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8092)
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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.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
HouseDebate and remarks H1492–H1494Text printed H1492Danny K. Davis D-IL, Eddie Bernice Johnson D-TX, Lynn A. Westmoreland R-GA, Pete Sessions R-TXApr 5, 2006

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 1

Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.

Cite it 1

Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.

ProductTitleKindPublished
R40879Resolutions of Inquiry: An Analysis of Their Use in the House, 1947-2017 ArchivedReportNov 9, 2017

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 8624 Ferguson Road in Dallas, Texas, as the "Francisco `Pancho' Medrano Post Office Building".

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commemorations.

Text 5

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. —Enrolled Bill
  2. Jun 22, 2006Reported to Senate
  3. Apr 6, 2006Referred in Senate
  4. Apr 5, 2006Engrossed in House
  5. Dec 15, 2005Introduced in House

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