HR 3218 · 114th Congress 2015–2017, ended

Designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1221 State Street, Suite 12, Santa Barbara, California, as the "Special Warfare Operator Master Chief Petty Officer (SEAL) Louis 'Lou' J. Langlais Post Office Building".

Introduced Jul 27, 2015 Originated House Became Public Law 114-283 Sponsor Lois Capps D-CA

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Dec 16, 2016 Became Public Law No: 114-283.

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. IntroducedJul 27, 2015
  2. Passed HouseMay 23, 2016
  3. Passed SenateDec 10, 2016
  4. To the PresidentDec 14, 2016
  5. Became lawDec 16, 2016Public Law 114-283

Summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on May 23, 2016. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1221 State Street, Suite 12, Santa Barbara, California, as the "Special Warfare Operator Master Chief Petty Officer (SEAL) Louis 'Lou' J. Langlais Post Office Building."

Cosponsors 50

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jul 27, 2015.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CAAdam B. SchiffOriginalJul 27, 2015
D-CAAlan S. LowenthalOriginalJul 27, 2015
D-CAAmi BeraOriginalJul 27, 2015
D-CAAnna G. EshooOriginalJul 27, 2015
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalJul 27, 2015
D-CABrad ShermanOriginalJul 27, 2015
R-CADana RohrabacherOriginalJul 27, 2015
R-CADarrell IssaOriginalJul 27, 2015
R-CADavid G. ValadaoOriginalJul 27, 2015
R-CADevin NunesOriginalJul 27, 2015
D-CADoris O. MatsuiOriginalJul 27, 2015
R-CADoug LaMalfaOriginalJul 27, 2015
R-CADuncan HunterOriginalJul 27, 2015
R-CAEdward R. RoyceOriginalJul 27, 2015
D-CAEric SwalwellOriginalJul 27, 2015
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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 Jul 27, 2015Markup May 17, 2016
SenateHomeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
Referred May 24, 2016Markup Nov 17, 2016Reported Nov 17, 2016

Actions 22

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Dec 16, 2016Signed by President.
  2. Dec 16, 2016Became Public Law No: 114-283.
  3. Dec 14, 2016Presented to President.
  4. Dec 12, 2016Message on Senate action sent to the House.
  5. Dec 10, 2016Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7103)
  6. Dec 5, 2016Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6684)
  7. Dec 5, 2016Senate vitiated previous passage. (consideration: CR S6688, S6716)
  8. Dec 5, 2016Returned to the Calendar. Calendar No. 675.
  9. Nov 17, 2016Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
  10. Nov 17, 2016Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson without amendment. Without written report.
  11. Nov 17, 2016Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 675.
  12. May 24, 2016Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
  13. May 23, 2016Mr. Walker moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  14. May 23, 2016Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2928-2929)
  15. May 23, 2016DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3218.
  16. May 23, 2016Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2928)
  17. May 23, 2016Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  18. May 23, 2016The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
  19. May 17, 2016Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  20. May 17, 2016Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
  21. Jul 27, 2015Introduced in House
  22. Jul 27, 2015Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

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.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
SenateDebate and remarks S7103John Boozman R-ARDec 9, 2016
SenateDebate and remarks S6684, S6688, S6716Jerry Moran R-KS, Mitch McConnell R-KY, Orrin G. Hatch R-UTDec 5, 2016
HouseDebate and remarks H2928, H2929Text printed H2928Brenda L. Lawrence D-MI, Lois Capps D-CA, Mark Walker R-NCMay 23, 2016

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 1, Section 8, Clause 7 of the United States Constitution, which reads: ``The Congress shall have Power . . . To establish Post Offices and post Roads'' Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18 of the United States Constitution, which reads: ``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 the Constitution in the Government of the United States or in any Department or Officer thereof''

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 119, July 27, 2015, page H5524.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 6303To designate facilities of the United States Postal Service, to establish new ZIP Codes, and for other purposes.Related billDec 1, 2016

Titles 2

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 836 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, California as the "Special Warfare Operator Master Chief Petty Officer (SEAL) Louis 'Lou' J. Langlais Post Office Building".
Official Titles as Amended by House
Designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1221 State Street, Suite 12, Santa Barbara, California, as the "Special Warfare Operator Master Chief Petty Officer (SEAL) Louis 'Lou' J. Langlais Post Office Building".

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.

Text 5

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. —Enrolled Bill
  2. Nov 17, 2016Reported to Senate
  3. May 24, 2016Referred in Senate
  4. May 23, 2016Engrossed in House
  5. Jul 27, 2015Introduced in House

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