House bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 35 Park Street in Danville, Vermont, as the "Thaddeus Stevens Post Office".
Sponsor: Rep. Peter Welch D-VTWhere it went
- IntroducedMay 7, 2013
- Committee actionMay 21, 2014
- Passed HouseJun 17, 2014 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Nov 13, 2014 — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 588.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1865.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. WELCH, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H2485):Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18: The Congress shall have Power To . . . make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof..Source: Congress.gov, record updated November 27, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 302 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1865, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/1865
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- November 27, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
2d5745ca87410b34969bb5cb9f95994a2aa0f0beb2c5867d4c69d205e6a96587
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 noteFor further action, see S.885, which became Public Law 113-189 on 11/26/2014.Source: Congress.gov, record updated November 27, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- notes
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1865, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/1865
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- November 27, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
2d5745ca87410b34969bb5cb9f95994a2aa0f0beb2c5867d4c69d205e6a96587
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of November 27, 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
No cosponsors.
More from the sponsor
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- H.R. 3445 (113th) Stop Deducting Damages Act of 2013
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 23, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.