HR 5987 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 909 West Holiday Drive in Fate, Texas, as the "Ralph Hall Post Office".

Introduced Feb 27, 2020 Originated House Sponsor John Ratcliffe R-TX

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Oct 1, 2020 Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 565.

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 27, 2020
  2. Passed HouseSep 30, 2020
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 909 West Holiday Drive in Fate, Texas, as the "Ralph Hall Post Office."

Cosponsors 35

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Feb 27, 2020.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-TXAl GreenOriginalFeb 27, 2020
R-TXBill FloresOriginalFeb 27, 2020
R-TXBrian BabinOriginalFeb 27, 2020
R-TXChip RoyOriginalFeb 27, 2020
D-TXColin Z. AllredOriginalFeb 27, 2020
R-TXDan CrenshawOriginalFeb 27, 2020
D-TXEddie Bernice JohnsonOriginalFeb 27, 2020
D-TXFilemon VelaOriginalFeb 27, 2020
D-TXHenry CuellarOriginalFeb 27, 2020
D-TXJoaquin CastroOriginalFeb 27, 2020
R-TXJodey C. ArringtonOriginalFeb 27, 2020
R-TXJohn R. CarterOriginalFeb 27, 2020
R-TXK. Michael ConawayOriginalFeb 27, 2020
R-TXKay GrangerOriginalFeb 27, 2020
R-TXKenny MarchantOriginalFeb 27, 2020
Show all 35 cosponsors

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 Feb 27, 2020Markup Mar 4, 2020Discharged Sep 30, 2020

Actions 10

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Oct 1, 2020Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 565.
  2. Sep 30, 2020Mr. Connolly asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
  3. Sep 30, 2020Committee on Oversight and Reform discharged.
  4. Sep 30, 2020Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H5071)
  5. Sep 30, 2020Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H5071)
  6. Sep 30, 2020Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  7. Mar 4, 2020Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  8. Mar 4, 2020Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
  9. Feb 27, 2020Introduced in House
  10. Feb 27, 2020Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

In the Congressional Record 1

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
HouseDebate and remarks H5071Text printed H5071Gerald E. Connolly D-VASep 30, 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.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article 1, Section 8, Clause 7

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 166, no. 39, February 27, 2020, page H1252.

Related bills 1

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 3462A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 909 West Holiday Drive in Fate, Texas, as the "Ralph Hall Post Office".Identical billDec 30, 2020

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 909 West Holiday Drive in Fate, Texas, as the "Ralph Hall Post Office".

Subjects

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

Text 3

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Oct 1, 2020Placed on Calendar Senate
  2. Sep 30, 2020Engrossed in House
  3. Feb 27, 2020Introduced in House

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