To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 122 North Holderrieth Boulevard in Tomball, Texas, as the "Tomball Veterans Post Office".
Latest action · May 15, 2012 Became Public Law No: 112-112.
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.
- IntroducedJul 26, 2011
- Passed HouseNov 16, 2011
- Passed SenateApr 26, 2012
- To the PresidentMay 8, 2012
- Became lawMay 15, 2012Public Law 112-112
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 122 North Holderrieth Boulevard in Tomball, Texas, as the "Tomball Veterans Post Office."
Cosponsors 31
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jul 26, 2011.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-TX | Al Green | Original | Jul 26, 2011 |
| R-TX | Bill Flores | Original | Jul 26, 2011 |
| R-TX | Blake Farenthold | Original | Jul 26, 2011 |
| D-TX | Charles A. Gonzalez | Original | Jul 26, 2011 |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Original | Jul 26, 2011 |
| R-TX | Francisco "Quico" Canseco | Original | Jul 26, 2011 |
| D-TX | Gene Green | Original | Jul 26, 2011 |
| D-TX | Henry Cuellar | Original | Jul 26, 2011 |
| R-TX | Jeb Hensarling | Original | Jul 26, 2011 |
| R-TX | Joe Barton | Original | Jul 26, 2011 |
| R-TX | John Abney Culberson | Original | Jul 26, 2011 |
| R-TX | John R. Carter | Original | Jul 26, 2011 |
| R-TX | K. Michael Conaway | Original | Jul 26, 2011 |
| R-TX | Kay Granger | Original | Jul 26, 2011 |
| R-TX | Kenny Marchant | Original | Jul 26, 2011 |
| R-TX | Kevin Brady | Original | Jul 26, 2011 |
| R-TX | Lamar Smith | Original | Jul 26, 2011 |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | Original | Jul 26, 2011 |
| R-TX | Louie Gohmert | Original | Jul 26, 2011 |
| R-TX | Mac Thornberry | Original | Jul 26, 2011 |
| R-TX | Michael C. Burgess | Original | Jul 26, 2011 |
| R-TX | Pete Olson | Original | Jul 26, 2011 |
| R-TX | Pete Sessions | Original | Jul 26, 2011 |
| R-TX | Ralph M. Hall | Original | Jul 26, 2011 |
| R-TX | Randy Neugebauer | Original | Jul 26, 2011 |
| R-TX | Ron Paul | Original | Jul 26, 2011 |
| D-TX | Ruben Hinojosa | Original | Jul 26, 2011 |
| R-TX | Sam Johnson | Original | Jul 26, 2011 |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Original | Jul 26, 2011 |
| D-TX | Silvestre Reyes | Original | Jul 26, 2011 |
| R-TX | Ted Poe | Original | Jul 26, 2011 |
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 Jul 26, 2011Markup Nov 3, 2011 |
| Senate | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | Referred Nov 17, 2011Markup Apr 25, 2012Reported Apr 25, 2012 |
| Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security Subcommittee | Referred Jan 12, 2012 |
Actions 21
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 15, 2012Signed by President.
- May 15, 2012Became Public Law No: 112-112.
- May 8, 2012Presented to President.
- Apr 27, 2012Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Apr 26, 2012Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2886)
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 S2886 | Harry Reid D-NV | Apr 26, 2012 |
| House | Debate and remarks H7691 | — | Nov 16, 2011 |
| House | Debate and remarks H7414, H7415Text printed H7414 | Blake Farenthold R-TX, Elijah E. Cummings D-MD, Michael T. McCaul R-TX | Nov 14, 2011 |
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H5580.
CRS reports 26
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
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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 122 North Holderrieth Boulevard in Tomball, Texas, as the "Tomball Veterans Post Office".
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
- Apr 25, 2012Reported to Senate
- Nov 17, 2011Referred in Senate
- Nov 16, 2011Engrossed in House
- Jul 26, 2011Introduced 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.