To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 7715 Post Road, North Kingstown, Rhode Island, as the "Melvoid J. Benson Post Office Building".
Latest action · Jun 13, 2016 Became Public Law No: 114-173.
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.
- IntroducedSep 24, 2015
- Passed HouseMar 1, 2016
- Passed SenateMay 26, 2016
- To the PresidentJun 3, 2016
- Became lawJun 13, 2016Public Law 114-173
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 7715 Post Road, North Kingstown, Rhode Island, as the "Melvoid J. Benson Post Office Building."Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Sep 24, 2015.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-RI | David N. Cicilline | Original | Sep 24, 2015 |
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 Sep 24, 2015Markup Oct 9, 2015 |
| Senate | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | Referred Mar 2, 2016Markup May 25, 2016Reported May 25, 2016 |
Actions 18
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 13, 2016Signed by President.
- Jun 13, 2016Became Public Law No: 114-173.
- Jun 3, 2016Presented to President.
- May 27, 2016Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- May 26, 2016Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3378)
- May 25, 2016Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- May 25, 2016Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson without amendment. Without written report.
- May 25, 2016Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 494.
- Mar 2, 2016Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Mar 1, 2016Mr. Russell moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Mar 1, 2016Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1066-1067)
- Mar 1, 2016DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3601.
- Mar 1, 2016Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1066)
- Mar 1, 2016Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Oct 9, 2015Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Oct 9, 2015Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
- Sep 24, 2015Introduced in House
- Sep 24, 2015Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S3378 | Mitch McConnell R-KY | May 26, 2016 |
| House | Debate and remarks H1066, H1067Text printed H1066 | Brendan F. Boyle D-PA, James R. Langevin D-RI, Steve Russell R-OK | Mar 1, 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
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 138, September 24, 2015, page H6228.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2073 | A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 7715 Post Road in North Kingstown, Rhode Island, as the "Melvoid J. Benson Post Office Building". | Identical bill | Sep 24, 2015 |
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 7715 Post Road, North Kingstown, Rhode Island, as the "Melvoid J. Benson 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.
- —Enrolled Bill
- May 25, 2016Reported to Senate
- Mar 2, 2016Referred in Senate
- Mar 1, 2016Engrossed in House
- Sep 24, 2015Introduced 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.
