PORKEROpen the app

House bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service at 7748 South Cottage Grove Avenue in Chicago, Illinois, as the "John H. Sengstacke Post Office Building".

H.R. 4787Introduced Oct 10, 1998Policy area: Commemorations
Sponsor: Rep. Bobby Rush D-IL
Open in Bill Explorer →

Where it went

Latest action: Oct 10, 1998 — Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

15 cosponsors — 6 Republicans, 9 Democrats

6 of 15 cosponsors (40%) are from the other party.

Rod Blagojevich (D-IL), Jerry Costello (D-IL), Danny Davis (D-IL), Lane Evans (D-IL), Harris Fawell (R-IL), Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), Jesse Jackson (D-IL), Ray LaHood (R-IL), William Lipinski (D-IL), Donald Manzullo (R-IL), John Porter (R-IL), Glenn Poshard (D-IL), John Shimkus (R-IL), Gerald Weller (R-IL), Sidney Yates (D-IL).

More from the sponsor

Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Bobby Rush.

Sponsor’s state and district

Illinois in Congress · IL-1 district

Open in Bill Explorer →

Data as of Sep 29, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.