House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1 Walter Hammond Place in Waldwick, New Jersey, as the "Staff Sergeant Joseph D'Augustine Post Office Building".
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMar 23, 2015
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 19, 2015 — Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1524.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. GARRETT, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 48, March 23, 2015, Page H1849):Article I, Section 8, Clause 7 (``To establish Post Offices and post Roads''), Article I, Section 8, Clause 17 (``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, Congressional Record March 23, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 349 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1524, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/1524
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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 — 5 Republicans, 6 Democrats
6 of 11 cosponsors (55%) are from the other party.
Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-NJ), Leonard Lance (R-NJ), Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ), Thomas MacArthur (R-NJ), Donald Norcross (D-NJ), Frank Pallone (D-NJ), Bill Pascrell (D-NJ), Donald Payne (D-NJ), Albio Sires (D-NJ), Christopher Smith (R-NJ), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ).
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Scott Garrett.
- H.R. 1525 (114th) Disclosure Modernization and Simplification Act of 2015
- H.R. 6427 (114th) Creating Financial Prosperity for Businesses and Investors Act
- H.R. 3557 (114th) FSOC Transparency and Accountability Act
- H.R. 5429 (114th) SEC Regulatory Accountability Act
- H.R. 3798 (114th) Due Process Restoration Act of 2015
- H.R. 4638 (114th) Main Street Growth Act
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.