HR 2559 · 114th Congress 2015–2017, ended

To designate the "PFC Milton A. Lee Medal of Honor Memorial Highway" in the State of Texas.

Introduced May 21, 2015 Originated House Became Public Law 114-49 Sponsor Lamar Smith R-TX

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Latest action · Aug 7, 2015 Became Public Law No: 114-49.

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 21, 2015
  2. Passed HouseJun 15, 2015
  3. Passed SenateAug 5, 2015
  4. To the PresidentAug 6, 2015
  5. Became lawAug 7, 2015Public Law 114-49

Summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the Senate passed version is repeated here.)

(Sec. 1) The segment of Interstate Route 10 between milepost 535 and milepost 545 at Kendall County, Texas, shall now be the "PFC Milton A. Lee Medal of Honor Memorial Highway."

Recorded votes 1

Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.

Roll callQuestionResultDate
House 365Passed389–0Jun 15, 2015

Cosponsors 35

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on May 21, 2015.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-TXAl GreenOriginalMay 21, 2015
D-TXBeto O'RourkeOriginalMay 21, 2015
R-TXBill FloresOriginalMay 21, 2015
R-TXBlake FarentholdOriginalMay 21, 2015
R-TXBrian BabinOriginalMay 21, 2015
D-TXEddie Bernice JohnsonOriginalMay 21, 2015
D-TXFilemon VelaOriginalMay 21, 2015
D-TXGene GreenOriginalMay 21, 2015
D-TXHenry CuellarOriginalMay 21, 2015
R-TXJeb HensarlingOriginalMay 21, 2015
D-TXJoaquin CastroOriginalMay 21, 2015
R-TXJoe BartonOriginalMay 21, 2015
R-TXJohn Abney CulbersonOriginalMay 21, 2015
R-TXJohn R. CarterOriginalMay 21, 2015
R-TXJohn RatcliffeOriginalMay 21, 2015
R-TXK. Michael ConawayOriginalMay 21, 2015
R-TXKay GrangerOriginalMay 21, 2015
R-TXKenny MarchantOriginalMay 21, 2015
R-TXKevin BradyOriginalMay 21, 2015
D-TXLloyd DoggettOriginalMay 21, 2015
R-TXLouie GohmertOriginalMay 21, 2015
R-TXMac ThornberryOriginalMay 21, 2015
D-TXMarc A. VeaseyOriginalMay 21, 2015
R-TXMichael C. BurgessOriginalMay 21, 2015
R-TXMichael T. McCaulOriginalMay 21, 2015
R-TXPete OlsonOriginalMay 21, 2015
R-TXPete SessionsOriginalMay 21, 2015
R-TXRandy K. Weber, Sr.OriginalMay 21, 2015
R-TXRandy NeugebauerOriginalMay 21, 2015
R-TXRoger WilliamsOriginalMay 21, 2015
D-TXRuben HinojosaOriginalMay 21, 2015
R-TXSam JohnsonOriginalMay 21, 2015
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeOriginalMay 21, 2015
R-TXTed PoeOriginalMay 21, 2015
R-TXWill HurdOriginalMay 21, 2015

Committees 2

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseTransportation and Infrastructure Committee
Referred May 21, 2015
Highways and Transit Subcommittee
Referred May 22, 2015
SenateEnvironment and Public Works Committee
Referred Jun 16, 2015Markup Aug 5, 2015Discharged Aug 6, 2015

Actions 19

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Aug 7, 2015Signed by President.
  2. Aug 7, 2015Became Public Law No: 114-49.
  3. Aug 6, 2015Message on Senate action sent to the House.
  4. Aug 6, 2015Presented to President.
  5. Aug 5, 2015Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
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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 S6425Cory Gardner R-COAug 5, 2015
HouseDebate and remarks H4352, H4353Text printed H4352Recorded votes H4362designateEddie Bernice Johnson D-TX, Lamar Smith R-TX, Sam Graves R-MOJun 15, 2015

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, clause 3 of the Constitution; and Article I, section 8, clause 1 of the Constitution.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 79, May 21, 2015, page H3564.

Printed hearings 1

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
S. Hrg. 114-245BUSINESS MEETING138 pagesEnvironment and Public Works CommitteeAug 5, 2015

CRS reports 9

Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.

Cite it 9

Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.

Titles 1

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To designate the "PFC Milton A. Lee Medal of Honor Memorial Highway" in the State of Texas.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.

Text 4

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. —Enrolled Bill
  2. Jun 16, 2015Referred in Senate
  3. Jun 15, 2015Engrossed in House
  4. May 21, 2015Introduced in House

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