House bill · 114th Congress · Public Law 114-290
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 23323 Shelby Road in Shelby, Indiana, as the "Richard Allen Cable Post Office".
Became law on Dec 16, 2016.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMar 23, 2016
- Committee actionJul 12, 2016
- Passed HouseSep 20, 2016 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateDec 5, 2016 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentDec 14, 2016
- Became lawDec 16, 2016
Latest action: Dec 16, 2016 — Became Public Law No: 114-290.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4887.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. VISCLOSKY, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 162, No. 46, March 23, 2016, Page H1585):Article I Section 9 Clause 7 of the Constitution: The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States; To establish Post Offices and post Roads;Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 23, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 353 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4887, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/4887
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
d4373f17c0c8cb78929e3943706701a0372f6e4cf7d0a4e14d4ad7f867f5e786
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
- Congress.gov noteThe Senate passed the bill on 12/5/2016, then vitiated its passage on 12/5/2016, then passed the bill on 12/10/2016.Source: Congress.gov, record updated April 7, 2025 ↗
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- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4887, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/4887
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
d4373f17c0c8cb78929e3943706701a0372f6e4cf7d0a4e14d4ad7f867f5e786
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of April 7, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
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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
8 cosponsors — 7 Republicans, 1 Democrat
7 of 8 cosponsors (88%) are from the other party.
Susan Brooks (R-IN), Larry Bucshon (R-IN), André Carson (D-IN), Luke Messer (R-IN), Todd Rokita (R-IN), Marlin Stutzman (R-IN), Jackie Walorski (R-IN), Todd Young (R-IN).
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Peter Visclosky.
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.