House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 14 3rd Avenue, NW, in Chisholm, Minnesota, as the "James L. Oberstar Memorial Post Office Building".
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJan 13, 2015
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- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jan 13, 2015 — Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 316.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. NOLAN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 6, January 13, 2015, Page H359):Article One, Section 8, Clause 7 of the U.S. ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 13, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 57 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 316, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/316
- 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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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
7 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 4 Democrats
3 of 7 cosponsors (43%) are from the other party.
Keith Ellison (D-MN), Tom Emmer (R-MN), John Kline (R-MN), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Erik Paulsen (R-MN), Collin Peterson (D-MN), Timothy Walz (D-MN).
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Richard Nolan.
- H.R. 6014 (114th) To allow the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to enter into reimbursable agreements for certain airport projects.
- H.R. 799 (114th) North Country National Scenic Trail Route Adjustment Act
- H.J.Res. 48 (114th) Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States providing that the rights extended by the Constitution are the rights of…
- H.R. 5263 (114th) Women and Lung Cancer Research and Preventive Services Act of 2016
- H.Res. 913 (114th) Supporting a Federal, publically-funded universal school meal and nutrition program.
- H.R. 3562 (114th) No Government No Pay Act of 2015
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 22, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.