HR 4651 · 113th Congress 2013–2015, ended

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 601 West Baker Road in Baytown, Texas, as the "Specialist Keith Erin Grace, Jr. Memorial Post Office".

Latest action · Dec 18, 2014 Became Public Law No: 113-259.

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. IntroducedMay 9, 2014
  2. Passed HouseSep 8, 2014
  3. Passed SenateDec 15, 2014
  4. To the PresidentDec 17, 2014
  5. Became lawDec 18, 2014Public Law 113-259

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 601 West Baker Road in Baytown, Texas, as the "Specialist Keith Erin Grace Jr. Memorial Post Office."

Cosponsors 35

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 10, 2014 to Jul 16, 2014.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-TXBlake FarentholdJun 10, 2014
R-TXMichael T. McCaulJun 17, 2014
D-TXRuben HinojosaJun 17, 2014
R-TXBill FloresJun 19, 2014
R-TXK. Michael ConawayJun 19, 2014
R-TXKay GrangerJun 19, 2014
R-TXKevin BradyJun 19, 2014
R-TXLamar SmithJun 19, 2014
R-TXLouie GohmertJun 19, 2014
R-TXMac ThornberryJun 19, 2014
R-TXMichael C. BurgessJun 19, 2014
R-TXPete OlsonJun 19, 2014
R-TXRandy K. Weber, Sr.Jun 19, 2014
R-TXRoger WilliamsJun 19, 2014
R-TXJohn Abney CulbersonJun 23, 2014
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeJun 23, 2014
D-TXGene GreenJun 25, 2014
D-TXLloyd DoggettJun 25, 2014
D-TXPete P. GallegoJun 25, 2014
R-TXRalph M. HallJun 25, 2014
R-TXTed PoeJun 25, 2014
D-TXHenry CuellarJun 30, 2014
R-TXJeb HensarlingJun 30, 2014
R-TXJoe BartonJun 30, 2014
R-TXJohn R. CarterJun 30, 2014
R-TXKenny MarchantJun 30, 2014
R-TXRandy NeugebauerJun 30, 2014
D-TXFilemon VelaJul 8, 2014
R-TXSam JohnsonJul 10, 2014
D-TXEddie Bernice JohnsonJul 11, 2014
D-TXMarc A. VeaseyJul 11, 2014
R-TXPete SessionsJul 11, 2014
D-TXJoaquin CastroJul 15, 2014
D-TXAl GreenJul 16, 2014
D-TXBeto O'RourkeJul 16, 2014

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 May 9, 2014Markup Jul 24, 2014
SenateHomeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
Referred Sep 9, 2014Discharged Dec 15, 2014

Actions 17

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Dec 18, 2014Signed by President.
  2. Dec 18, 2014Became Public Law No: 113-259.
  3. Dec 17, 2014Presented to President.
  4. Dec 16, 2014Message on Senate action sent to the House.
  5. Dec 15, 2014Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S6841)

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 S6841Thomas R. Carper D-DEDec 15, 2014
HouseDebate and remarks H7278, H7279Text printed H7278Mike Thompson D-CA, Steve Stivers R-OH, Steve Stockman R-TXSep 8, 2014

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

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8 ``The Congress shall have Power . . . To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof.''

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H4060.

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
RL33558Nuclear Energy Policy ArchivedReportOct 15, 2014

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 601 West Baker Road in Baytown, Texas, as the "Specialist Keith Erin Grace, Jr. Memorial 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.

  1. —Enrolled Bill
  2. Sep 9, 2014Referred in Senate
  3. Sep 8, 2014Engrossed in House
  4. May 9, 2014Introduced in House

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