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House bill · 109th Congress · Public Law 109-27

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 151 West End Street in Goliad, Texas, as the "Judge Emilio Vargas Post Office Building".

H.R. 1072Introduced Mar 3, 2005Policy area: Commemorations

Became law on Jul 12, 2005.

Sponsor: Rep. Ruben Hinojosa D-TX
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Where it went

Latest action: Jul 12, 2005 — Became Public Law No: 109-27.

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

31 cosponsors — 21 Republicans, 10 Democrats

21 of 31 cosponsors (68%) are from the other party.

Joe Barton (R-TX), Henry Bonilla (R-TX), Kevin Brady (R-TX), Michael Burgess (R-TX), John Carter (R-TX), K. Conaway (R-TX), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), John Culberson (R-TX), Tom DeLay (R-TX), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Chet Edwards (D-TX), Louie Gohmert (R-TX), Charles Gonzalez (D-TX), Kay Granger (R-TX), Al Green (D-TX), Gene Green (D-TX), Ralph Hall (R-TX), Jeb Hensarling (R-TX), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Eddie Johnson (D-TX), Sam Johnson (R-TX), Kenny Marchant (R-TX), Michael McCaul (R-TX), Randy Neugebauer (R-TX), Solomon Ortiz (D-TX), Ron Paul (R-TX), Ted Poe (R-TX), Silvestre Reyes (D-TX), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Lamar Smith (R-TX) and 1 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 109th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Ruben Hinojosa.

Sponsor’s state and district

Texas in Congress · TX-15 district

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Data as of Sep 27, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.