House bill · 112th Congress · Public Law 112-161
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 125 Kerr Avenue in Rome City, Indiana, as the "SPC Nicholas Scott Hartge Post Office".
Became law on Aug 10, 2012.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedNov 18, 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: 112-161.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3501.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. STUTZMAN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H7892):This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to Congress under Article 1, 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
- 134 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3501, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/3501
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
3a4c72e449ba4ca0541daf39b7f1e79ff30c972414e53a626b6609f6b0f590e8
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
8 cosponsors — 5 Republicans, 3 Democrats
3 of 8 cosponsors (38%) are from the other party.
Larry Bucshon (R-IN), Dan Burton (R-IN), André Carson (D-IN), Joe Donnelly (D-IN), Mike Pence (R-IN), Todd Rokita (R-IN), Peter Visclosky (D-IN), Todd Young (R-IN).
More from the sponsor
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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.