HR 1496 · 115th Congress 2017–2019, ended

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3585 South Vermont Avenue in Los Angeles, California, as the "Marvin Gaye Post Office".

Introduced Mar 10, 2017 Originated House Became Public Law 115-207 Sponsor Karen Bass D-CA

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Jul 24, 2018 Became Public Law No: 115-207.

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 10, 2017
  2. Passed HouseMay 7, 2018
  3. Passed SenateJun 28, 2018
  4. To the PresidentJul 12, 2018
  5. Became lawJul 24, 2018Public Law 115-207

Summary

(Sec. 1) Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4040 West Washington Boulevard in Los Angeles, California, as the "Marvin Gaye Post Office."

Cosponsors 72

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 10, 2017 to Mar 7, 2018; 15 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalMar 10, 2017
D-MIDebbie DingellOriginalMar 10, 2017
D-PADwight EvansOriginalMar 10, 2017
D-CAEric SwalwellOriginalMar 10, 2017
D-FLFrederica S. WilsonOriginalMar 10, 2017
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoOriginalMar 10, 2017
D-WIGwen MooreOriginalMar 10, 2017
D-NYJerrold NadlerOriginalMar 10, 2017
D-CAJim CostaOriginalMar 10, 2017
D-MIJohn Conyers, Jr.OriginalMar 10, 2017
D-CAJulia BrownleyOriginalMar 10, 2017
D-CALucille Roybal-AllardOriginalMar 10, 2017
D-CAMark TakanoOriginalMar 10, 2017
D-VIStacey E. PlaskettOriginalMar 10, 2017
D-TNSteve CohenOriginalMar 10, 2017
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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 Mar 10, 2017Markup Mar 15, 2018
SenateHomeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
Referred May 8, 2018Markup Jun 13, 2018Reported Jun 14, 2018

Actions 19

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jul 24, 2018Signed by President.
  2. Jul 24, 2018Became Public Law No: 115-207.
  3. Jul 12, 2018Presented to President.
  4. Jun 29, 2018Message on Senate action sent to the House.
  5. Jun 28, 2018Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4808)
  6. Jun 14, 2018Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson without amendment. Without written report.
  7. Jun 14, 2018Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 455.
  8. Jun 13, 2018Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
  9. May 8, 2018Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
  10. May 7, 2018Mr. Russell moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  11. May 7, 2018Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3756)
  12. May 7, 2018DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1496.
  13. May 7, 2018Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3756)
  14. May 7, 2018Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  15. May 7, 2018The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
  16. Mar 15, 2018Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  17. Mar 15, 2018Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
  18. Mar 10, 2017Introduced in House
  19. Mar 10, 2017Referred 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 S4807, S4808Mitch McConnell R-KYJun 28, 2018
HouseDebate and remarks H3756Text printed H3756Raja Krishnamoorthi D-IL, Steve Russell R-OKMay 7, 2018

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 provides Congress with the power to establish post offices and post roads

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 42, March 10, 2017, page H2053.

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
R45104Guide to Committee Activity Reports: Purpose, Rules, and ContentsReportJun 2, 2025

Titles 3

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

Official Title
An act to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3585 South Vermont Avenue in Los Angeles, California, as the "Marvin Gaye Post Office"
Official Title as Introduced
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4040 West Washington Boulevard in Los Angeles, California, as the "Marvin Gaye Post Office".
Official Titles as Amended by House
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3585 South Vermont Avenue in Los Angeles, California, as the "Marvin Gaye 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. Jun 14, 2018Reported to Senate
  3. May 8, 2018Referred in Senate
  4. May 7, 2018Engrossed in House
  5. Mar 10, 2017Introduced in House

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