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House bill · 108th Congress · Public Law 108-17

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2127 Beatties Ford Road in Charlotte, North Carolina, as the "Jim Richardson Post Office".

H.R. 1505Introduced Mar 27, 2003Policy area: Commemorations

Became law on Apr 23, 2003.

Sponsor: Rep. Melvin Watt D-NC
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Where it went

Latest action: Apr 23, 2003 — Became Public Law No: 108-17.

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

12 cosponsors — 7 Republicans, 5 Democrats

7 of 12 cosponsors (58%) are from the other party.

Frank Ballance (D-NC), Cass Ballenger (R-NC), Richard Burr (R-NC), Howard Coble (R-NC), Bob Etheridge (D-NC), Robin Hayes (R-NC), Walter Jones (R-NC), Mike McIntyre (D-NC), Brad Miller (D-NC), Sue Myrick (R-NC), David Price (D-NC), Charles Taylor (R-NC).

More from the sponsor

Other 108th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Melvin Watt.

Sponsor’s state and district

North Carolina in Congress · NC-12 district

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Data as of Sep 28, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.