To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 116 Helen Highway in Cleveland, Georgia, as the "Sgt. Jason Harkins Post Office Building".
Latest action · May 7, 2008 Became Public Law No: 110-215.
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.
- IntroducedOct 23, 2007
- Passed HouseFeb 28, 2008
- Passed SenateApr 22, 2008
- To the PresidentMay 1, 2008
- Became lawMay 7, 2008Public Law 110-215
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 116 Helen Highway in Cleveland, Georgia, as the "Sgt. Jason Harkins Post Office Building."
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 86 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Passed400–0 | Feb 28, 2008 |
Cosponsors 12
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jan 17, 2008.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-GA | David Scott | Jan 17, 2008 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Jan 17, 2008 | |
| R-GA | Jack Kingston | Jan 17, 2008 | |
| D-GA | Jim Marshall | Jan 17, 2008 | |
| D-GA | John Barrow | Jan 17, 2008 | |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Jan 17, 2008 | |
| R-GA | John Linder | Jan 17, 2008 | |
| R-GA | Lynn A. Westmoreland | Jan 17, 2008 | |
| R-GA | Paul C. Broun | Jan 17, 2008 | |
| R-GA | Phil Gingrey | Jan 17, 2008 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Jan 17, 2008 | |
| R-GA | Tom Price | Jan 17, 2008 |
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 Oct 23, 2007Markup Jan 29, 2008 |
| Senate | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | Referred Feb 28, 2008Markup Apr 10, 2008Reported Apr 10, 2008 |
| Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security Subcommittee | Referred Mar 28, 2008 |
Actions 22
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 7, 2008Signed by President.
- May 7, 2008Became Public Law No: 110-215.
- May 1, 2008Presented to President.
- Apr 23, 2008Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Apr 22, 2008Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3269-3270)
- Apr 22, 2008Cleared for White House.
- Apr 10, 2008Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Apr 10, 2008Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Lieberman without amendment. Without written report.
- Apr 10, 2008Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 686.
- Mar 28, 2008Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security.
- Feb 28, 2008Mr. Davis (IL) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Feb 28, 2008Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1161-1162)
- Feb 28, 2008DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3936.
- Feb 28, 2008At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
- Feb 28, 2008Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1166-1167)
- Feb 28, 2008Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 400 - 0 (Roll no. 86). (text: CR H1161)
- Feb 28, 2008Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Feb 28, 2008Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Jan 29, 2008Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jan 29, 2008Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
- Oct 23, 2007Introduced in House
- Oct 23, 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 S3270 | — | Apr 22, 2008 |
| House | Debate and remarks H1161, H1162Text printed H1161Recorded votes H1167designate | Danny K. Davis D-IL, Nathan Deal R-GA, Virginia Foxx R-NC | Feb 28, 2008 |
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.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| RL34219 | Terrorism Risk Insurance Legislation in 2007: Issue Summary and Side-by-Side Archived | Report | Jan 15, 2008 |
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 116 Helen Highway in Cleveland, Georgia, as the "Sgt. Jason Harkins 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
- Apr 10, 2008Reported to Senate
- Feb 28, 2008Referred in Senate
- Feb 28, 2008Engrossed in House
- Oct 23, 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.
