House bill · 113th Congress · Did not become law

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 113 West Jackson Street in Rich Square, North Carolina, as the "Chief Joseph E. White, Jr. Post Office Building".

H.R. 5142Introduced Jul 17, 2014Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Sponsor: Rep. G. K. Butterfield D-NC

Where it went

IntroducedJul 17, 2014
Committee actionSep 17, 2014
Passed HouseNov 17, 2014 · by voice vote
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Nov 18, 2014 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5142.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BUTTERFIELD, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H6399):
This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to the Congress under Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1 of the United States Constitution.
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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

11 cosponsors — 9 Republicans, 2 Democrats

9 of 11 cosponsors (82%) are from the other party.

Howard Coble (R-NC), Renee Ellmers (R-NC), Virginia Foxx (R-NC), George Holding (R-NC), Richard Hudson (R-NC), Walter Jones (R-NC), Patrick McHenry (R-NC), Mike McIntyre (D-NC), Mark Meadows (R-NC), Robert Pittenger (R-NC), David Price (D-NC).

More from the sponsor

Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. G. K. Butterfield.

Sponsor’s state and district

North Carolina in Congress · NC-1 district

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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.