HR 4747 · 114th Congress 2015–2017, ended

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 6691 Church Street in Riverdale, Georgia, as the "Major Gregory E. Barney Post Office Building".

Latest action · Jul 29, 2016 Became Public Law No: 114-206.

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. IntroducedMar 15, 2016
  2. Passed HouseMay 23, 2016
  3. Passed SenateJul 14, 2016
  4. To the PresidentJul 19, 2016
  5. Became lawJul 29, 2016Public Law 114-206

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 6691 Church Street in Riverdale, Georgia, as the "Major Gregory E. Barney Post Office Building."

Cosponsors 13

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 15, 2016 to Apr 12, 2016; 10 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-GAAustin ScottOriginalMar 15, 2016
R-GADoug CollinsOriginalMar 15, 2016
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.OriginalMar 15, 2016
D-GAJohn LewisOriginalMar 15, 2016
R-GALynn A. WestmorelandOriginalMar 15, 2016
R-GARick W. AllenOriginalMar 15, 2016
R-GARob WoodallOriginalMar 15, 2016
D-GASanford D. Bishop, Jr.OriginalMar 15, 2016
R-GATom GravesOriginalMar 15, 2016
R-GATom PriceOriginalMar 15, 2016
R-GABarry LoudermilkMar 16, 2016
R-GAJody B. HiceMar 16, 2016
R-GAEarl L. "Buddy" CarterApr 12, 2016

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 Mar 15, 2016Markup May 17, 2016
SenateHomeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
Referred May 24, 2016Discharged Jul 15, 2016

Actions 17

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jul 29, 2016Signed by President.
  2. Jul 29, 2016Became Public Law No: 114-206.
  3. Jul 19, 2016Presented to President.
  4. Jul 15, 2016Message on Senate action sent to the House.
  5. Jul 14, 2016Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S5192-5193)
  6. Jul 14, 2016Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5192-5193)
  7. Jul 14, 2016Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  8. May 24, 2016Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
  9. May 23, 2016Mr. Walker moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  10. May 23, 2016Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2923-2925)
  11. May 23, 2016DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4747.
  12. May 23, 2016Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2923)
  13. May 23, 2016Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  14. May 17, 2016Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  15. May 17, 2016Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
  16. Mar 15, 2016Introduced in House
  17. Mar 15, 2016Referred 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.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
SenateDebate and remarks S5193—Jul 14, 2016
HouseDebate and remarks H2923–H2925Text printed H2923Brenda L. Lawrence D-MI, David Scott D-GA, Jody B. Hice R-GA, Lynn A. Westmoreland R-GA, Mark Walker R-NC, Tom Price R-GAMay 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 I Section 8 Clause 7 of the Constitution, giving Congress the power to ``Establish Post Offices and Post Roads''.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 162, no. 41, March 15, 2016, page H1389.

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
R42877Funding and Financing Highways and Public Transportation Under MAP-21 ArchivedReportSep 23, 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 6691 Church Street in Riverdale, Georgia, as the "Major Gregory E. Barney Post Office Building".

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. May 24, 2016Referred in Senate
  3. May 23, 2016Engrossed in House
  4. Mar 15, 2016Introduced in House

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