HR 1253 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 13507 Van Nuys Boulevard in Pacoima, California, as the "Ritchie Valens Post Office Building".

Latest action · Dec 12, 2019 Became Public Law No: 116-81.

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. IntroducedFeb 14, 2019
  2. Passed HouseOct 16, 2019
  3. Passed SenateNov 21, 2019
  4. To the PresidentDec 4, 2019
  5. Became lawDec 12, 2019Public Law 116-81

Summary

Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 13507 Van Nuys Boulevard in Pacoima, California, as the "Ritchie Valens Post Office Building."

Cosponsors 50

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 14, 2019 to Jul 12, 2019; 46 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CAAdam B. SchiffOriginalFeb 14, 2019
D-CAAlan S. LowenthalOriginalFeb 14, 2019
D-CAAmi BeraOriginalFeb 14, 2019
D-CAAnna G. EshooOriginalFeb 14, 2019
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalFeb 14, 2019
D-CABrad ShermanOriginalFeb 14, 2019
D-CADoris O. MatsuiOriginalFeb 14, 2019
R-CADoug LaMalfaOriginalFeb 14, 2019
R-CADuncan HunterOriginalFeb 14, 2019
D-CAEric SwalwellOriginalFeb 14, 2019
D-CAGilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr.OriginalFeb 14, 2019
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoOriginalFeb 14, 2019
D-CAHarley RoudaOriginalFeb 14, 2019
D-CAJ. Luis CorreaOriginalFeb 14, 2019
D-CAJackie SpeierOriginalFeb 14, 2019
D-CAJared HuffmanOriginalFeb 14, 2019
D-CAJerry McNerneyOriginalFeb 14, 2019
D-CAJim CostaOriginalFeb 14, 2019
D-CAJimmy GomezOriginalFeb 14, 2019
D-CAJimmy PanettaOriginalFeb 14, 2019
D-CAJohn GaramendiOriginalFeb 14, 2019
D-CAJuan VargasOriginalFeb 14, 2019
D-CAJudy ChuOriginalFeb 14, 2019
D-CAJulia BrownleyOriginalFeb 14, 2019
D-CAKaren BassOriginalFeb 14, 2019
D-CAKatie HillOriginalFeb 14, 2019
R-CAKen CalvertOriginalFeb 14, 2019
D-CALinda T. SánchezOriginalFeb 14, 2019
D-CALucille Roybal-AllardOriginalFeb 14, 2019
D-CAMark DeSaulnierOriginalFeb 14, 2019
D-CAMark TakanoOriginalFeb 14, 2019
D-CAMaxine WatersOriginalFeb 14, 2019
D-CAMike LevinOriginalFeb 14, 2019
D-CAMike ThompsonOriginalFeb 14, 2019
D-CANanette Diaz BarragánOriginalFeb 14, 2019
D-CANorma J. TorresOriginalFeb 14, 2019
R-CAPaul CookOriginalFeb 14, 2019
D-CAPete AguilarOriginalFeb 14, 2019
D-CARaul RuizOriginalFeb 14, 2019
D-CARo KhannaOriginalFeb 14, 2019
D-CASalud O. CarbajalOriginalFeb 14, 2019
D-CAScott H. PetersOriginalFeb 14, 2019
D-CASusan A. DavisOriginalFeb 14, 2019
D-CATed LieuOriginalFeb 14, 2019
D-CATj CoxOriginalFeb 14, 2019
D-CAZoe LofgrenOriginalFeb 14, 2019
R-CATom McClintockJul 10, 2019
R-CADevin NunesJul 12, 2019
D-CAJosh HarderJul 12, 2019
D-CAKatie PorterJul 12, 2019

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 Feb 14, 2019Markup Jul 25, 2019
SenateHomeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
Referred Oct 17, 2019Markup Nov 6, 2019Reported Nov 7, 2019

Actions 17

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Dec 12, 2019Signed by President.
  2. Dec 12, 2019Became Public Law No: 116-81.
  3. Dec 4, 2019Presented to President.
  4. Nov 25, 2019Message on Senate action sent to the House.
  5. Nov 21, 2019Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6767)

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 S6767—Nov 21, 2019
HouseDebate and remarks H8169, H8170Text printed H8169Harley Rouda D-CA, Paul A. Gosar R-AZ, Tony Cárdenas D-CAOct 16, 2019

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 1. All legislative powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 29, February 14, 2019, page H2034.

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.

ProductTitleKindPublished
R47728Military HousingReportSep 29, 2023
R41610Wilderness: Issues and LegislationReportOct 12, 2022
R46761Russia: Foreign Policy and U.S. Relations ArchivedReportApr 15, 2021

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 13507 Van Nuys Boulevard in Pacoima, California, as the "Ritchie Valens Post Office Building".

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 7, 2019Reported to Senate
  3. Oct 17, 2019Referred in Senate
  4. Oct 16, 2019Engrossed in House
  5. Feb 14, 2019Introduced in House

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