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House bill · 109th Congress · Public Law 109-261

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 535 Wood Street in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, as the "H. Gordon Payrow Post Office Building".

H.R. 4786Introduced Feb 16, 2006Policy area: Commemorations

Became law on Aug 2, 2006.

Sponsor: Rep. Charles Dent R-PA
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Where it went

Latest action: Aug 2, 2006 — Became Public Law No: 109-261.

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

18 cosponsors — 11 Republicans, 7 Democrats

7 of 18 cosponsors (39%) are from the other party.

Robert Brady (D-PA), Mike Doyle (D-PA), Phil English (R-PA), Chaka Fattah (D-PA), Michael Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Jim Gerlach (R-PA), Melissa Hart (R-PA), Tim Holden (D-PA), Paul Kanjorski (D-PA), Tim Murphy (R-PA), John Murtha (D-PA), John Peterson (R-PA), Joseph Pitts (R-PA), Todd Platts (R-PA), Allyson Schwartz (D-PA), Don Sherwood (R-PA), Bill Shuster (R-PA), Curt Weldon (R-PA).

More from the sponsor

Other 109th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Charles Dent.

Sponsor’s state and district

Pennsylvania in Congress · PA-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.