To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 12877 Broad Street in Sparta, Georgia, as the "Yvonne Ingram-Ephraim Post Office Building".
Latest action · Jun 19, 2009 Became Public Law No: 111-26.
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.
- IntroducedJan 23, 2009
- Passed HouseFeb 13, 2009
- Passed SenateMay 21, 2009
- To the PresidentJun 9, 2009
- Became lawJun 19, 2009Public Law 111-26
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 12877 Broad Street in Sparta, Georgia, as the "Yvonne Ingram-Ephraim Post Office Building."
Cosponsors 12
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jan 23, 2009.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-GA | David Scott | Original | Jan 23, 2009 |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Original | Jan 23, 2009 |
| R-GA | Jack Kingston | Original | Jan 23, 2009 |
| D-GA | Jim Marshall | Original | Jan 23, 2009 |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Original | Jan 23, 2009 |
| R-GA | John Linder | Original | Jan 23, 2009 |
| R-GA | Lynn A. Westmoreland | Original | Jan 23, 2009 |
| R-GA | Nathan Deal | Original | Jan 23, 2009 |
| R-GA | Paul C. Broun | Original | Jan 23, 2009 |
| R-GA | Phil Gingrey | Original | Jan 23, 2009 |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Original | Jan 23, 2009 |
| R-GA | Tom Price | Original | Jan 23, 2009 |
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 Jan 23, 2009Markup Feb 11, 2009 |
| Senate | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | Referred Feb 13, 2009Markup May 20, 2009Reported May 20, 2009 |
| Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security Subcommittee | Referred Mar 20, 2009 |
Actions 22
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 19, 2009Signed by President.
- Jun 19, 2009Became Public Law No: 111-26.
- Jun 9, 2009Presented to President.
- May 22, 2009Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- May 21, 2009Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5884)
- May 21, 2009Cleared for White House.
- May 20, 2009Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- May 20, 2009Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Lieberman without amendment. Without written report.
- May 20, 2009Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 65.
- Mar 20, 2009Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security.
- Feb 13, 2009Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1589)
- Feb 13, 2009Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR 2/12/2009 H1272)
- Feb 13, 2009Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Feb 13, 2009Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Feb 12, 2009Mr. Lynch moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Feb 12, 2009Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1272-1273)
- Feb 12, 2009DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 663.
- Feb 12, 2009At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Lynch objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
- Feb 11, 2009Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Feb 11, 2009Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
- Jan 23, 2009Introduced in House
- Jan 23, 2009Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
In the Congressional Record 3
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 S5884 | — | May 21, 2009 |
| House | Debate and remarks H1589 | — | Feb 13, 2009 |
| House | Debate and remarks H1272, H1273Text printed H1272 | Jason Chaffetz R-UT, John Barrow D-GA, Stephen F. Lynch D-MA | Feb 12, 2009 |
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
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
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| RS21255 | Motions to Proceed to Consider Measures in the Senate: Who Offers Them? | Report | Oct 3, 2024 |
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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 12877 Broad Street in Sparta, Georgia, as the "Yvonne Ingram-Ephraim Post Office Building".
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 5
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- May 20, 2009Reported to Senate
- Feb 13, 2009Engrossed in House
- Feb 13, 2009Referred in Senate
- Jan 23, 2009Introduced 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.
