House bill · 114th Congress · Public Law 114-208
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1301 Alabama Avenue in Selma, Alabama as the "Amelia Boynton Robinson Post Office Building".
Became law on Jul 29, 2016.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMar 17, 2016
- Committee actionMay 17, 2016
- Passed HouseJun 21, 2016 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateJul 14, 2016 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentJul 19, 2016
- Became lawJul 29, 2016
Latest action: Jul 29, 2016 — Became Public Law No: 114-208.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4777.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. SEWELL of Alabama, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 162, No. 43, March 17, 2016, Page H1462):Article 1, Section 8, Clause 7 of the United States Constitution, which reads: ``The Congress shall have power . . . To establish Post Offices and Post Roads''.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 17, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 160 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4777, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/4777
- 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
6 cosponsors — 6 Republicans
6 of 6 cosponsors (100%) are from the other party.
Robert Aderholt (R-AL), Mo Brooks (R-AL), Bradley Byrne (R-AL), Gary Palmer (R-AL), Martha Roby (R-AL), Mike Rogers (R-AL).
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Terri Sewell.
- H.R. 431 (114th) To award a Congressional Gold Medal to the Foot Soldiers who participated in Bloody Sunday, Turnaround Tuesday, or the final Selma to…
- H.Con.Res. 109 (114th) Authorizing the use of Emancipation Hall in the Capitol Visitor Center for a ceremony to present the Congressional Gold Medal to the foot…
- H.R. 2867 (114th) Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2015
- H.R. 4817 (114th) Birmingham Civil Rights National Historical Park
- H.R. 1781 (114th) Workforce Development Tax Credit Act of 2015
- H.R. 5783 (114th) Small Business Start-up Savings Accounts Act of 2016
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.