House bill · 114th Congress · Public Law 114-173
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 7715 Post Road, North Kingstown, Rhode Island, as the "Melvoid J. Benson Post Office Building".
Became law on Jun 13, 2016.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedSep 24, 2015
- Committee actionOct 9, 2015
- Passed HouseMar 1, 2016 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateMay 26, 2016 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentJun 3, 2016
- Became lawJun 13, 2016
Latest action: Jun 13, 2016 — Became Public Law No: 114-173.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3601.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. LANGEVIN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 138, September 24, 2015, Page H6228):Article 1, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record September 24, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 20 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3601, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/3601
- 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
1 cosponsor — 1 Democrat
0 of 1 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. James Langevin.
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- H.R. 1584 (114th) CARDER Act of 2015
- H.Con.Res. 66 (114th) Recognizing and honoring the 25th anniversary of the date of enactment of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
- H.R. 1969 (114th) Military and Veteran Caregiver Services Improvement Act of 2015
- H.R. 3913 (114th) Lifespan Respite Care Reauthorization Act of 2015
- H.R. 6058 (114th) Offshore WIND 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.