A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 630 Northeast Killingsworth Avenue in Portland, Oregon, as the "Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Post Office".
Latest action · Nov 30, 2009 Became Public Law No: 111-111.
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 22, 2009
- Passed SenateAug 4, 2009
- Passed HouseNov 16, 2009
- To the PresidentNov 19, 2009
- Became lawNov 30, 2009Public Law 111-111
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 630 Northeast Killingsworth Avenue in Portland, Oregon, as the "Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Post Office."
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 889 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Passed373–0 | Nov 16, 2009 |
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jun 22, 2009.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Original | Jun 22, 2009 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | Referred Jun 22, 2009Markup Jul 29, 2009Reported Jul 30, 2009 |
| Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security Subcommittee | Referred Jul 16, 2009 |
Actions 21
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 30, 2009Signed by President.
- Nov 30, 2009Became Public Law No: 111-111.
- Nov 19, 2009Presented to President.
- Nov 16, 2009Mr. Blumenauer moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Nov 16, 2009Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H12978-12979)
- Nov 16, 2009DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 1314.
- Nov 16, 2009At 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.
- Nov 16, 2009Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H12979-12980)
- Nov 16, 2009Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 373 - 0 (Roll no. 889). (text: CR H12978)
- Nov 16, 2009Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Nov 16, 2009Cleared for White House.
- Sep 8, 2009Received in the House.
- Sep 8, 2009Held at the desk.
- Aug 4, 2009Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8714-8715; text as passed Senate: CR S8715)
- Aug 4, 2009Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Jul 30, 2009Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Lieberman without amendment. Without written report.
- Jul 30, 2009Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 144.
- Jul 29, 2009Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Jul 16, 2009Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security.
- Jun 22, 2009Introduced in Senate
- Jun 22, 2009Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H12978, H12979Text printed H12978Recorded votes H12979designate | Earl Blumenauer D-OR, John J. Duncan, Jr. R-TN | Nov 16, 2009 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S8714, S8715Text printed S8715 | Bernard Sanders I-VT | Aug 4, 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.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R40801 | Financial Services and General Government (FSGG): FY2010 Appropriations Archived | Report | Mar 10, 2010 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2971 | To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 630 Northeast Killingsworth Avenue in Portland, Oregon, as the "Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Post Office". | Identical bill | Oct 19, 2009 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 630 Northeast Killingsworth Avenue in Portland, Oregon, as the "Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Post Office".
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Aug 4, 2009Engrossed in Senate
- Jul 30, 2009Reported to Senate
- Jun 22, 2009Introduced in Senate
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.
