1HOUSE · FEB 15, 2012
Passed the House
419–0PASSED
R 235–0 D 184–0
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · roll 53 · 14 not voting
House bill · 112th Congress · Public Law 112-117
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1100 Town and Country Commons in Chesterfield, Missouri, as the "Lance Corporal Matthew P. Pathenos Post Office Building".
Became law on May 15, 2012.
Sponsor: Rep. W. Akin R-MOWhere it went
- IntroducedOct 24, 2011
- Committee actionNov 3, 2011
- Passed HouseFeb 15, 2012 · 419–0
- Passed SenateApr 26, 2012 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentMay 8, 2012
- Became lawMay 15, 2012
Latest action: May 15, 2012 — Became Public Law No: 112-117.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3247.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. AKIN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H7008):The constitutional authority on which this bill rests is the power of Congress to establish Post Offices and post roads, as enumerated in Article I, Section 8, Clause 7 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, record updated April 7, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 203 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3247, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/3247
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
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Vote results
1 recorded roll-call vote on H.R. 3247. The vote that moved the bill is first.
Yea–nay by party (R = Republicans, D = Democrats, I = independents). Counts for present and not-voting members are shown where there were any. Showing all 1 of 1 recorded votes. Sorted by date; within a chamber by roll-call number.
Cosponsors
8 cosponsors — 5 Republicans, 3 Democrats
3 of 8 cosponsors (38%) are from the other party.
Russ Carnahan (D-MO), Wm. Clay (D-MO), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Jo Emerson (R-MO), Sam Graves (R-MO), Vicky Hartzler (R-MO), Billy Long (R-MO), Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO).
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. W. Akin.
- H.R. 3246 (112th) To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 15455 Manchester Road in Ballwin, Missouri, as the "Specialist…
- H.R. 3248 (112th) To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 112 South 5th Street in Saint Charles, Missouri, as the "Lance…
- H.R. 3337 (112th) Open Burn Pit Registry Act of 2011
- H.R. 2985 (112th) Veteran's I.D. Card Act
- H.R. 4971 (112th) SAFE Act
- H.R. 6000 (112th) VERIFI Act of 2012
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 26, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.