HR 5972 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

Mary Ann Shadd Cary Post Office Dedication Act

Introduced Feb 26, 2020 Originated House Became Public Law 116-306 Sponsor Lisa Blunt Rochester D-DE

Latest action · Jan 5, 2021 Became Public Law No: 116-306.

Progress

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IntroducedFeb 26, 2020
Passed HouseDec 10, 2020
Passed SenateDec 17, 2020
To the PresidentDec 24, 2020
Became lawJan 5, 2021Public Law 116-306

Summary

Mary Ann Shadd Cary Post Office Dedication Act

Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 500 Delaware Avenue, Suite 1, in Wilmington, Delaware, as the "Mary Ann Shadd Cary Post Office."

Cosponsors 17

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 26, 2020 to Jul 16, 2020; 15 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-CA	Barbara Lee	Original	Feb 26, 2020
D-IL	Bobby L. Rush	Original	Feb 26, 2020
D-MI	Debbie Dingell	Original	Feb 26, 2020
D-NJ	Donald M. Payne, Jr.	Original	Feb 26, 2020
D-DC	Eleanor Holmes Norton	Original	Feb 26, 2020
D-WI	Gwen Moore	Original	Feb 26, 2020
D-GA	Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.	Original	Feb 26, 2020
D-IL	Janice D. Schakowsky	Original	Feb 26, 2020
D-FL	Kathy Castor	Original	Feb 26, 2020
D-VT	Peter Welch	Original	Feb 26, 2020
R-SC	Ralph Norman	Original	Feb 26, 2020
D-MA	Stephen F. Lynch	Original	Feb 26, 2020
D-CA	Susan A. Davis	Original	Feb 26, 2020
R-NC	Virginia Foxx	Original	Feb 26, 2020
D-MO	Wm. Lacy Clay	Original	Feb 26, 2020
D-CA	Maxine Waters		Mar 2, 2020
D-CT	Jahana Hayes		Jul 16, 2020

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 Feb 26, 2020Markup Sep 16, 2020Discharged Dec 10, 2020
Senate	Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee	Referred Dec 11, 2020Discharged Dec 18, 2020

Actions 17

Everything that happened, newest first.

Jan 5, 2021Signed by President.
Jan 5, 2021Became Public Law No: 116-306.
Dec 24, 2020Presented to President.
Dec 18, 2020Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Dec 17, 2020Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.

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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 S7643	Mike Braun R-IN	Dec 17, 2020
House	Debate and remarks H7135Text printed H7135	Robin L. Kelly D-IL	Dec 10, 2020

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.

Congressional Budget Office cost estimate

Nov 5, 2020H.R. 5972, a bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 500 Delaware Avenue, Suite 1, in Wilmington, Delaware, as the Mary Ann Shadd Cary Post OfficeAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Reform on September 16, 2020

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8, clause 7.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 166, no. 38, February 26, 2020, page H1225.

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
R46739	Mergers and Acquisitions in Digital Markets Archived	Report	Mar 30, 2021

Titles 7

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 500 Delaware Avenue, Suite 1, in Wilmington, Delaware, as the "Mary Ann Shadd Cary Post Office".
Short Titles as Passed Senate: Mary Ann Shadd Cary Post Office Dedication Act
Short Titles as Enacted: Mary Ann Shadd Cary Post Office Dedication Act
Short Title(s) as Introduced: Mary Ann Shadd Cary Post Office Dedication Act
Short Title(s) as Passed House: Mary Ann Shadd Cary Post Office Dedication Act
Short Titles from ENR (Enrolled) bill text: Mary Ann Shadd Cary Post Office Dedication Act
Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text: Mary Ann Shadd Cary Post Office Dedication Act

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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