House bill · 112th Congress · Public Law 112-83
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 20 Main Street in Little Ferry, New Jersey, as the "Sergeant Matthew J. Fenton Post Office".
Became law on Jan 3, 2012.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 17, 2011
- Committee actionJun 22, 2011
- Passed HouseJul 29, 2011 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateDec 17, 2011 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentDec 23, 2011
- Became lawJan 3, 2012
Latest action: Jan 3, 2012 — Became Public Law No: 112-83.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 789.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. ROTHMAN of New Jersey, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H1179):This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to Congress under Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1 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. 789, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/789
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
7b404598f096c412fea3543dfe4aa74aad44812eb56c22cbf0d4d154d9763325
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of April 7, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
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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
12 cosponsors — 6 Republicans, 6 Democrats
6 of 12 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.
Robert Andrews (D-NJ), Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-NJ), Scott Garrett (R-NJ), Rush Holt (D-NJ), Leonard Lance (R-NJ), Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ), Frank Pallone (D-NJ), Bill Pascrell (D-NJ), Donald Payne (D-NJ), Jon Runyan (R-NJ), Albio Sires (D-NJ), Christopher Smith (R-NJ).
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Steven Rothman.
- H.R. 1724 (112th) Compassionate Assistance for Rape Emergencies Act of 2011
- H.Res. 544 (112th) Congratulating the National Football League champion New York Giants for winning Super Bowl XLVI.
- H.R. 1645 (112th) Vieques Recovery and Development Act of 2011
- H.R. 724 (112th) SEAM Act of 2011
- H.R. 788 (112th) Phylicia's Law
- H.R. 5848 (112th) Juror Non-Discrimination 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.