House bill · 112th Congress · Public Law 112-160
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1421 Veterans Memorial Drive in Abbeville, Louisiana, as the "Sergeant Richard Franklin Abshire Post Office Building".
Became law on Aug 10, 2012.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedNov 14, 2011
- Committee actionFeb 7, 2012
- Passed HouseJun 28, 2012 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateAug 1, 2012 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentAug 3, 2012
- Became lawAug 10, 2012
Latest action: Aug 10, 2012 — Became Public Law No: 112-160.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3412.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BOUSTANY, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H7578):`Article I, Section 8--To establish Post Offices and post Roads;'Source: Congress.gov, record updated April 7, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 65 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3412, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/3412
- 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
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
6 cosponsors — 5 Republicans, 1 Democrat
1 of 6 cosponsors (17%) are from the other party.
Rodney Alexander (R-LA), Bill Cassidy (R-LA), John Fleming (R-LA), Jeffrey Landry (R-LA), Cedric Richmond (D-LA), Steve Scalise (R-LA).
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Charles Boustany.
- H.R. 1173 (112th) Fiscal Responsibility and Retirement Security Act of 2011
- H.R. 3567 (112th) WIN for Children and Families Act
- H.R. 1004 (112th) Health Flexible Spending Arrangements Improvements Act of 2012
- H.R. 1370 (112th) To repeal the annual fee on health insurance providers enacted by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
- H.R. 1744 (112th) American Job Protection Act
- H.R. 104 (112th) RAMP Act
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.