HR 2451 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 575 Dexter Street in Central Falls, Rhode Island, as the "Elizabeth Buffum Chace Post Office".

Latest action · Dec 13, 2019 Became Public Law No: 116-88.

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 1, 2019
  2. Passed HouseOct 16, 2019
  3. Passed SenateNov 21, 2019
  4. To the PresidentDec 4, 2019
  5. Became lawDec 13, 2019Public Law 116-88

Summary

Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 575 Dexter Street in Central Falls, Rhode Island, as the "Elizabeth Buffum Chace Post Office."

Cosponsors 1

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on May 1, 2019.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-RIJames R. LangevinOriginalMay 1, 2019

Committees 1

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 1, 2019Markup Jun 12, 2019

Actions 15

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Dec 13, 2019Signed by President.
  2. Dec 13, 2019Became Public Law No: 116-88.
  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)
  6. Oct 17, 2019Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 247.
  7. Oct 16, 2019Mr. Rouda moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  8. Oct 16, 2019Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8171-8172)
  9. Oct 16, 2019DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2451.
  10. Oct 16, 2019Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8171)
  11. Oct 16, 2019Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  12. Jun 12, 2019Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  13. Jun 12, 2019Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
  14. May 1, 2019Introduced in House
  15. May 1, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and 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 S6767—Nov 21, 2019
HouseDebate and remarks H8171, H8172Text printed H8171David N. Cicilline D-RI, Harley Rouda D-CA, Paul A. Gosar R-AZOct 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 8.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 71, May 1, 2019, page H3405.

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
R47066Racial and Ethnic Equity in U.S. Agriculture: Selected Current Issues ArchivedReportApr 11, 2022

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

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 575 Dexter Street in Central Falls, Rhode Island, as the "Elizabeth Buffum Chace Post Office".

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.

Text 4

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. —Enrolled Bill
  2. Oct 17, 2019Placed on Calendar Senate
  3. Oct 16, 2019Engrossed in House
  4. May 1, 2019Introduced in House

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