HR 6217 · 115th Congress 2017–2019, ended

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 241 N 4th Street in Grand Junction, Colorado, as the "Deputy Sheriff Derek Geer Post Office Building".

Introduced Jun 25, 2018 Originated House Became Public Law 115-367 Sponsor Scott R. Tipton R-CO

Latest action · Dec 21, 2018 Became Public Law No: 115-367.

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 25, 2018
Passed HouseNov 29, 2018
Passed SenateDec 12, 2018
To the PresidentDec 21, 2018
Became lawDec 21, 2018Public Law 115-367

Summary

Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 241 N 4th Street in Grand Junction, Colorado, as the "Deputy Sheriff Derek Geer Post Office Building."

Cosponsors 6

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 11, 2018 to Sep 5, 2018.

Seat	Cosponsor	Signed on
D-CO	Jared Polis	Jul 11, 2018
R-CO	Ken Buck	Jul 11, 2018
R-CO	Mike Coffman	Jul 24, 2018
D-CO	Diana DeGette	Jul 26, 2018
D-CO	Ed Perlmutter	Jul 26, 2018
R-CO	Doug Lamborn	Sep 5, 2018

Committees 1

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 25, 2018Markup Sep 27, 2018Discharged Nov 29, 2018

Actions 15

Everything that happened, newest first.

Dec 21, 2018Presented to President.
Dec 21, 2018Signed by President.
Dec 21, 2018Became Public Law No: 115-367.
Dec 13, 2018Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Dec 12, 2018Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7528)
Dec 3, 2018Received in the Senate, read twice.
Nov 29, 2018Mr. Comer asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
Nov 29, 2018Committee on Oversight and Government discharged.
Nov 29, 2018Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H9727)
Nov 29, 2018Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H9727)
Nov 29, 2018Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sep 27, 2018Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Sep 27, 2018Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
Jun 25, 2018Introduced in House
Jun 25, 2018Referred 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 S7529	—	Dec 12, 2018
House	Debate and remarks H9702, H9727Text printed H9727	James Comer R-KY, Scott R. Tipton R-CO	Nov 29, 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 1, Section 8, Clause 7, ``The Congress shall have Power to . . . establish Post Offices and Post Roads . . .'' In the Constitution, the power possessed by Congress embraces the regulation of the Postal System in this country. Therefore, the proposed legislation in naming a post office would fall under the powers granted to Congress in the Constitution.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 164, no. 106, June 25, 2018, page H5649.

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.

Product	Title	Kind	Published
R45123	Guns, Excise Taxes, Wildlife Restoration, and the National Firearms Act	Report	Mar 5, 2018

Titles 2

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 241 N 4th Street in Grand Junction, Colorado, as the "Deputy Sheriff Derek Geer Post Office Building"
Official Title as Introduced: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 241 N 4th Street in Grand Junction, Colorado, as the "Deputy Sheriff Derek Geer 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.

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