HR 8976 · 118th Congress 2023–2025, ended

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 20 West White Street in Millstadt, Illinois, as the "Corporal Matthew A. Wyatt Post Office".

Introduced Jul 10, 2024 Originated House Became Public Law 118-257 Sponsor Mike Bost R-IL

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Latest action · Jan 4, 2025 Became Public Law No: 118-257.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedJul 10, 2024
  2. Passed HouseDec 4, 2024
  3. Passed SenateDec 19, 2024
  4. To the PresidentDec 27, 2024
  5. Became lawJan 4, 2025Public Law 118-257

Summary

This act designates the facility of the U.S. Postal Service located at 20 West White Street in Millstadt, Illinois, as the Corporal Matthew A. Wyatt Post Office.

Cosponsors 17

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jul 10, 2024.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-ILBill FosterOriginalJul 10, 2024
D-ILBradley Scott SchneiderOriginalJul 10, 2024
D-ILDanny K. DavisOriginalJul 10, 2024
R-ILDarin LaHoodOriginalJul 10, 2024
D-ILDelia C. RamirezOriginalJul 10, 2024
D-ILEric SorensenOriginalJul 10, 2024
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalJul 10, 2024
D-ILJesús G. "Chuy" GarcíaOriginalJul 10, 2024
D-ILJonathan L. JacksonOriginalJul 10, 2024
D-NCKathy E. ManningOriginalJul 10, 2024
D-ILLauren UnderwoodOriginalJul 10, 2024
R-ILMary E. MillerOriginalJul 10, 2024
D-ILMike QuigleyOriginalJul 10, 2024
D-ILNikki BudzinskiOriginalJul 10, 2024
D-ILRaja KrishnamoorthiOriginalJul 10, 2024
D-ILRobin L. KellyOriginalJul 10, 2024
D-ILSean CastenOriginalJul 10, 2024

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 Jul 10, 2024Markup Sep 18, 2024
SenateHomeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
Referred Dec 5, 2024Discharged Dec 19, 2024

Actions 17

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jan 4, 2025Signed by President.
  2. Jan 4, 2025Became Public Law No: 118-257.
  3. Dec 27, 2024Presented to President.
  4. Dec 20, 2024Message on Senate action sent to the House.
  5. Dec 19, 2024Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
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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 S7200, S7201Christopher Murphy D-CTDec 19, 2024
HouseDebate and remarks H6315Text printed H6315Jamie Raskin D-MD, Mike Bost R-IL, Tim Burchett R-TNDec 4, 2024
HouseDebate and remarks H4535, H4536Kathy E. Manning D-NC, Mike Bost R-ILJul 10, 2024

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

  1. Sep 24, 2024H.R. 8976, a bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 20 West White Street in Millstadt, Illinois, as the “Corporal Matthew A. Wyatt Post OfficeAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability on September 18, 2024

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8, Clause 7 The single subject of this legislation is: To rename a post office.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 170, no. 114, July 10, 2024, page H4588.

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 20 West White Street in Millstadt, Illinois, as the "Corporal Matthew A. Wyatt 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. Dec 5, 2024Referred in Senate
  3. Dec 4, 2024Engrossed in House
  4. Jul 10, 2024Introduced in House

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