HR 774 · 111th Congress 2009–2011, ended

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 46-02 21st Street in Long Island City, New York, as the "Geraldine Ferraro Post Office Building".

Introduced Jan 28, 2009 Originated House Became Public Law 111-50 Sponsor Carolyn B. Maloney D-NY

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Aug 19, 2009 Became Public Law No: 111-50.

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. IntroducedJan 28, 2009
  2. Passed HouseMay 5, 2009
  3. Passed SenateAug 4, 2009
  4. To the PresidentAug 11, 2009
  5. Became lawAug 19, 2009Public Law 111-50

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 46-02 21st Street in Long Island City, New York, as the "Geraldine Ferraro Post Office Building."

Cosponsors 27

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 28, 2009 to Mar 12, 2009; 17 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NYAnthony D. WeinerOriginalJan 28, 2009
D-NYBrian HigginsOriginalJan 28, 2009
D-NYCarolyn McCarthyOriginalJan 28, 2009
D-NYCharles B. RangelOriginalJan 28, 2009
R-NYChristopher J. LeeOriginalJan 28, 2009
D-NYEdolphus TownsOriginalJan 28, 2009
D-NYEliot L. EngelOriginalJan 28, 2009
D-NYGary L. AckermanOriginalJan 28, 2009
D-NYJerrold NadlerOriginalJan 28, 2009
D-NYJohn J. HallOriginalJan 28, 2009
R-NYJohn M. McHughOriginalJan 28, 2009
D-NYJose E. SerranoOriginalJan 28, 2009
D-NYJoseph CrowleyOriginalJan 28, 2009
D-NYMaurice D. HincheyOriginalJan 28, 2009
D-NYNita M. LoweyOriginalJan 28, 2009
Show all 27 cosponsors

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 Jan 28, 2009Markup Mar 18, 2009
SenateHomeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
Referred May 6, 2009Markup Jul 29, 2009Reported Jul 30, 2009
Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security Subcommittee
Referred Jun 9, 2009

Actions 20

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Aug 19, 2009Signed by President.
  2. Aug 19, 2009Became Public Law No: 111-50.
  3. Aug 11, 2009Presented to President.
  4. Aug 4, 2009Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8714-8715)
  5. Aug 4, 2009Message on Senate action sent to the House.
  6. Aug 4, 2009Cleared for White House.
  7. Jul 30, 2009Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Lieberman without amendment. Without written report.
  8. Jul 30, 2009Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 137.
  9. Jul 29, 2009Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
  10. Jun 9, 2009Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security.
  11. May 6, 2009Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
  12. May 5, 2009Mr. Lynch moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  13. May 5, 2009Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5107-5109)
  14. May 5, 2009DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 774.
  15. May 5, 2009Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5107)
  16. May 5, 2009Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  17. Mar 18, 2009Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  18. Mar 18, 2009Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
  19. Jan 28, 2009Introduced in House
  20. Jan 28, 2009Referred 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.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
SenateDebate and remarks S8714, S8715Bernard Sanders I-VTAug 4, 2009
HouseDebate and remarks H5107–H5109Text printed H5107Carolyn B. Maloney D-NY, Frank R. Wolf R-VA, John J. Duncan, Jr. R-TN, Nita M. Lowey D-NY, Peter T. King R-NY, Stephen F. Lynch D-MAMay 5, 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 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
RL31201Family Law: Congress’s Authority to Legislate on Domestic Relations Questions ArchivedReportSep 13, 2012

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 46-02 21st Street in Long Island City, New York, as the "Geraldine Ferraro Post Office Building".

Subjects

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Text 5

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. —Enrolled Bill
  2. Jul 30, 2009Reported to Senate
  3. May 6, 2009Referred in Senate
  4. May 5, 2009Engrossed in House
  5. Jan 28, 2009Introduced in House

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