HR 5356 · 114th Congress 2015–2017, ended

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 14231 TX-150 in Coldspring, Texas, as the "E. Marie Youngblood Post Office".

Introduced May 26, 2016 Originated House Became Public Law 114-297 Sponsor Kevin Brady R-TX

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Latest action · Dec 16, 2016 Became Public Law No: 114-297.

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 26, 2016
  2. Passed HouseSep 20, 2016
  3. Passed SenateDec 10, 2016
  4. To the PresidentDec 14, 2016
  5. Became lawDec 16, 2016Public Law 114-297

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 14231 TX-150 in Coldspring, Texas, as the "E. Marie Youngblood Post Office."

Cosponsors 35

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 26, 2016 to Jul 1, 2016; 23 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-TXEddie Bernice JohnsonOriginalMay 26, 2016
D-TXFilemon VelaOriginalMay 26, 2016
D-TXGene GreenOriginalMay 26, 2016
R-TXJeb HensarlingOriginalMay 26, 2016
R-TXJoe BartonOriginalMay 26, 2016
R-TXJohn R. CarterOriginalMay 26, 2016
R-TXJohn RatcliffeOriginalMay 26, 2016
R-TXK. Michael ConawayOriginalMay 26, 2016
R-TXKay GrangerOriginalMay 26, 2016
R-TXKenny MarchantOriginalMay 26, 2016
R-TXLamar SmithOriginalMay 26, 2016
R-TXLouie GohmertOriginalMay 26, 2016
R-TXMac ThornberryOriginalMay 26, 2016
D-TXMarc A. VeaseyOriginalMay 26, 2016
R-TXMichael C. BurgessOriginalMay 26, 2016
Show all 35 cosponsors

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 26, 2016Markup Jul 12, 2016
SenateHomeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
Referred Sep 21, 2016Markup Nov 17, 2016Reported Nov 17, 2016

Actions 21

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Dec 16, 2016Signed by President.
  2. Dec 16, 2016Became Public Law No: 114-297.
  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. 679.
  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. 679.
  12. Sep 21, 2016Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
  13. Sep 20, 2016Mr. Hice, Jody B. moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  14. Sep 20, 2016Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5677-5678)
  15. Sep 20, 2016DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5356.
  16. Sep 20, 2016Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5677)
  17. Sep 20, 2016Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  18. Jul 12, 2016Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  19. Jul 12, 2016Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
  20. May 26, 2016Introduced in House
  21. May 26, 2016Referred 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 H5677, H5678Text printed H5677Eleanor Holmes Norton D-DC, Jody B. Hice R-GA, Kevin Brady R-TXSep 20, 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: ``The Congress shall have power . . . to establish Post Offices and Post Roads.''

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 162, no. 84, May 26, 2016, pages H1802, H3296.

CRS reports 3

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

Cite it 3

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 facility of the United States Postal Service located at 14231 TX-150 in Coldspring, Texas, as the "E. Marie Youngblood Post Office".

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. Sep 21, 2016Referred in Senate
  4. Sep 20, 2016Engrossed in House
  5. May 26, 2016Introduced in House

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