House bill · 113th Congress · Public Law 113-205
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4110 Almeda Road in Houston, Texas, as the "George Thomas 'Mickey' Leland Post Office Building".
Became law on Dec 16, 2014.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJan 3, 2013
- Committee actionJul 24, 2014
- Passed HouseSep 8, 2014 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateDec 8, 2014 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentDec 10, 2014
- Became lawDec 16, 2014
Latest action: Dec 16, 2014 — Became Public Law No: 113-205.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 78.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. JACKSON LEE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H35):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. 78, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/78
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
654383fa07dad13d04029051918fdfaf6b31b52b9af6383302ee5167f10d5d0c
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
43 cosponsors — 27 Republicans, 16 Democrats
27 of 43 cosponsors (63%) are from the other party.
Spencer Bachus (R-AL), Andy Barr (R-KY), Joe Barton (R-TX), Kevin Brady (R-TX), Michael Burgess (R-TX), John Carter (R-TX), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Chris Collins (R-NY), K. Conaway (R-TX), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), John Culberson (R-TX), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Blake Farenthold (R-TX), Bill Flores (R-TX), Pete Gallego (D-TX), John Garamendi (D-CA), Louie Gohmert (R-TX), Kay Granger (R-TX), Al Green (D-TX), Gene Green (D-TX), Ralph Hall (R-TX), Jeb Hensarling (R-TX), Ruben Hinojosa (D-TX), Steny Hoyer (D-MD), Eddie Johnson (D-TX), Sam Johnson (R-TX), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Kenny Marchant (R-TX), Michael McCaul (R-TX), Randy Neugebauer (R-TX) and 13 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee.
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- H.Res. 632 (113th) Recognizing June 19, 2014, as this year's observance of the historical significance of Juneteenth Independence Day.
- H.Res. 268 (113th) Observing the historical significance of Juneteenth Independence Day.
- H.R. 2812 (113th) Justice Exists for All of Us Act of 2013
- H.R. 2434 (113th) Civilian Contractors Engaged in Intelligence Activities Reduction Act of 2013
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.