A Bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 555 South 3rd Street Lobby in Memphis, Tennessee, as the "Kenneth T. Whalum, Sr. Post Office Building".
Latest action · Oct 24, 2007 Became Public Law No: 110-99.
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.
- IntroducedJun 6, 2007
- Passed HouseSep 10, 2007
- Passed SenateOct 3, 2007
- To the PresidentOct 15, 2007
- Became lawOct 24, 2007Public Law 110-99
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was was passed by the House on September 10, 2007. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 555 South 3rd Street Lobby in Memphis, Tennessee, as the "Kenneth T. Whalum, Sr. Post Office Building."
Cosponsors 8
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 11, 2007 to Jul 16, 2007.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TN | Zach Wamp | Jul 11, 2007 | |
| D-TN | Bart Gordon | Jul 12, 2007 | |
| R-TN | David Davis | Jul 12, 2007 | |
| D-TN | Jim Cooper | Jul 12, 2007 | |
| R-TN | John J. Duncan, Jr. | Jul 12, 2007 | |
| D-TN | John S. Tanner | Jul 12, 2007 | |
| D-TN | Lincoln Davis | Jul 12, 2007 | |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | Jul 16, 2007 |
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 Jun 6, 2007Markup Jul 19, 2007 |
| Senate | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | Referred Sep 11, 2007Markup Sep 26, 2007Reported Sep 26, 2007 |
Actions 20
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 24, 2007Signed by President.
- Oct 24, 2007Became Public Law No: 110-99.
- Oct 15, 2007Presented to President.
- Oct 4, 2007Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Oct 3, 2007Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S12692-12693)
- Oct 3, 2007Cleared for White House.
- Sep 26, 2007Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Sep 26, 2007Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Lieberman without amendment. Without written report.
- Sep 26, 2007Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 390.
- Sep 11, 2007Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Sep 10, 2007Mr. Davis (IL) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Sep 10, 2007Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H10327-10329)
- Sep 10, 2007DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2587.
- Sep 10, 2007Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H10327)
- Sep 10, 2007Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Sep 10, 2007The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
- Jul 19, 2007Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jul 19, 2007Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
- Jun 6, 2007Introduced in House
- Jun 6, 2007Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
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 S12692 | Harry Reid D-NV | Oct 3, 2007 |
| House | Debate and remarks H10327–H10329Text printed H10327 | Bill Sali R-ID, Danny K. Davis D-IL, Steve Cohen D-TN | Sep 10, 2007 |
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 7
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 7
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R42395 | A Retrospective of House Rules Changes Since the 110th Congress Archived | Report | Jun 28, 2017 |
| RL30297 | Congressional Budget Resolutions: Historical Information | Report | Nov 16, 2015 |
| RL34294 | Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007: A Summary of Major Provisions Archived | Report | Feb 22, 2008 |
| RL34004 | Homeland Security Department: FY2008 Appropriations Archived | Report | Feb 15, 2008 |
| RL33999 | Defense: FY2008 Authorization and Appropriations Archived | Report | Jan 23, 2008 |
Titles 2
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 555 South 3rd Street Lobby in Memphis, Tennessee, as the "Kenneth T. Whalum, Sr. Post Office".
- Official Titles as Amended by House
- A Bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 555 South 3rd Street Lobby in Memphis, Tennessee, as the "Kenneth T. Whalum, Sr. Post Office Building".
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commemorations.
Text 5
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Sep 26, 2007Reported to Senate
- Sep 11, 2007Referred in Senate
- Sep 10, 2007Engrossed in House
- Jun 6, 2007Introduced 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.
