HR 540 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 770 Ayrault Road in Fairport, New York, as the "Louise and Bob Slaughter Post Office".

Introduced Jan 14, 2019 Originated House Became Public Law 116-42 Sponsor Joseph D. Morelle D-NY

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Latest action · Aug 21, 2019 Became Public Law No: 116-42.

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. IntroducedJan 14, 2019
  2. Passed HouseApr 2, 2019
  3. Passed SenateJul 30, 2019
  4. To the PresidentAug 13, 2019
  5. Became lawAug 21, 2019Public Law 116-42

Summary

Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 770 Ayrault Road in Fairport, New York, as the "Louise and Bob Slaughter Post Office."

Recorded votes 1

Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.

Roll callQuestionResultDate
House 142Passed414–7Apr 2, 2019

Cosponsors 78

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 14, 2019 to Apr 1, 2019; 25 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NYAdriano EspaillatOriginalJan 14, 2019
D-NYAlexandria Ocasio-CortezOriginalJan 14, 2019
D-NYAnthony BrindisiOriginalJan 14, 2019
D-NYAntonio DelgadoOriginalJan 14, 2019
D-NYBrian HigginsOriginalJan 14, 2019
D-NYCarolyn B. MaloneyOriginalJan 14, 2019
D-NYEliot L. EngelOriginalJan 14, 2019
R-NYElise M. StefanikOriginalJan 14, 2019
D-NYGrace MengOriginalJan 14, 2019
D-NYGregory W. MeeksOriginalJan 14, 2019
D-NYHakeem S. JeffriesOriginalJan 14, 2019
D-NYJerrold NadlerOriginalJan 14, 2019
R-NYJohn KatkoOriginalJan 14, 2019
D-NYJose E. SerranoOriginalJan 14, 2019
D-NYKathleen M. RiceOriginalJan 14, 2019
Show all 78 cosponsors

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 Jan 14, 2019Markup Mar 26, 2019
SenateHomeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
Referred Apr 3, 2019Markup May 15, 2019Reported May 15, 2019

Actions 20

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Aug 21, 2019Signed by President.
  2. Aug 21, 2019Became Public Law No: 116-42.
  3. Aug 13, 2019Presented to President.
  4. Jul 31, 2019Message on Senate action sent to the House.
  5. Jul 30, 2019Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5204)
  6. May 15, 2019Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
  7. May 15, 2019Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson without amendment. Without written report.
  8. May 15, 2019Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 87.
  9. Apr 3, 2019Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
  10. Apr 2, 2019Mr. Connolly moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  11. Apr 2, 2019Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2969-2970)
  12. Apr 2, 2019DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 540.
  13. Apr 2, 2019At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
  14. Apr 2, 2019Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2972)
  15. Apr 2, 2019Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 414 - 7 (Roll no. 142). (text: CR H2969)
  16. Apr 2, 2019Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  17. Mar 26, 2019Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  18. Mar 26, 2019Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
  19. Jan 14, 2019Introduced in House
  20. Jan 14, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and 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.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
SenateDebate and remarks S5204Mitch McConnell R-KYJul 30, 2019
HouseDebate and remarks H2969, H2970Text printed H2969Recorded votes H2972designateCarol D. Miller R-WV, Ed Perlmutter D-CO, Gerald E. Connolly D-VA, Rob Woodall R-GAApr 2, 2019
HouseDebate and remarks H2703Paul Tonko D-NYMar 13, 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: Post Offices (e.g., naming post offices; creating)--Article I, Section 8, clause 7 provides Congress with the power to establish post offices.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 7, January 14, 2019, page H544.

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.

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RL31675Arms Sales: Congressional Review ProcessReportMay 13, 2026
R45046Congress and the War in Yemen: Oversight and Legislation 2015-2021 ArchivedReportFeb 10, 2022
IF11113Firearms Background Checks Under H.R. 8 and H.R. 1112 ArchivedResourceFeb 22, 2019

Related bills 1

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 7293To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 770 Ayrault Road in Fairport, New York, as the "Louise and Bob Slaughter Post Office".Reintroduction ofDec 21, 2018

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 770 Ayrault Road in Fairport, New York, as the "Louise and Bob Slaughter 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. May 15, 2019Reported to Senate
  3. Apr 3, 2019Referred in Senate
  4. Apr 2, 2019Engrossed in House
  5. Jan 14, 2019Introduced in House

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