HR 2815 · 115th Congress 2017–2019, ended

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 30 East Somerset Street in Raritan, New Jersey, as the "Gunnery Sergeant John Basilone Post Office".

Introduced Jun 7, 2017 Originated House Became Public Law 115-146 Sponsor Leonard Lance R-NJ

Latest action · Mar 23, 2018 Became Public Law No: 115-146.

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.

IntroducedJun 7, 2017
Passed HouseDec 14, 2017
Passed SenateMar 7, 2018
To the PresidentMar 13, 2018
Became lawMar 23, 2018Public Law 115-146

Summary

Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 30 East Somerset Street in Raritan, New Jersey, as the "Gunnery Sergeant John Basilone Post Office."

Cosponsors 11

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jun 7, 2017.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-NJ	Albio Sires	Original	Jun 7, 2017
D-NJ	Bill Pascrell, Jr.	Original	Jun 7, 2017
D-NJ	Bonnie Watson Coleman	Original	Jun 7, 2017
R-NJ	Christopher H. Smith	Original	Jun 7, 2017
D-NJ	Donald M. Payne, Jr.	Original	Jun 7, 2017
D-NJ	Donald Norcross	Original	Jun 7, 2017
R-NJ	Frank A. LoBiondo	Original	Jun 7, 2017
D-NJ	Frank Pallone, Jr.	Original	Jun 7, 2017
D-NJ	Josh Gottheimer	Original	Jun 7, 2017
R-NJ	Rodney P. Frelinghuysen	Original	Jun 7, 2017
R-NJ	Thomas MacArthur	Original	Jun 7, 2017

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 Jun 7, 2017Markup Sep 13, 2017
Senate	Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee	Referred Dec 18, 2017Markup Feb 14, 2018Reported Feb 15, 2018

Actions 21

Everything that happened, newest first.

Mar 23, 2018Signed by President.
Mar 23, 2018Became Public Law No: 115-146.
Mar 13, 2018Presented to President.
Mar 8, 2018Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Mar 7, 2018Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S1525-1527)
Feb 15, 2018Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson without amendment. Without written report.
Feb 15, 2018Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 324.
Feb 14, 2018Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Dec 18, 2017Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Dec 14, 2017Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H9918)
Dec 14, 2017Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Dec 14, 2017Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Dec 14, 2017The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Dec 12, 2017Mr. Gianforte moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Dec 12, 2017Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9816-9818; text: CR H9816)
Dec 12, 2017DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2815.
Dec 12, 2017At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Gianforte objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.
Sep 13, 2017Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Sep 13, 2017Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
Jun 7, 2017Introduced in House
Jun 7, 2017Referred 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.

Where	In the Record	Members	Date
Senate	Debate and remarks S1526	Mitch McConnell R-KY	Mar 7, 2018
House	Debate and remarks H9918Amendments H9918	Greg Gianforte R-MT (amendment)	Dec 14, 2017
House	Debate and remarks H9816–H9818Text printed H9816	Bill Pascrell, Jr. D-NJ, Greg Gianforte R-MT, Leonard Lance R-NJ, Val Butler Demings D-FL	Dec 12, 2017

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: To establish Post Offices and post Roads;

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 97, June 7, 2017, page H4702.

Amendments 1

Amendments offered to this bill.

Amendment	Description	Offered by	Status
HAmdt 504	An amendment inserting new text and title to the bill.	Greg Gianforte R-MT	On agreeing to the Gianforte amendment (A001) Agreed to without objection.

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 30 East Somerset Street in Raritan, New Jersey, as the "Gunnery Sergeant John Basilone Post Office"
Official Title as Introduced: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 30 East Somerset Street in Raritan, New Jersey, as the "Sergeant John Basilone Post Office".
Official Titles as Amended by House: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 30 East Somerset Street in Raritan, New Jersey, as the "Gunnery Sergeant John Basilone Post Office".

Subjects

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Each version as it was printed, newest first.

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