House bill · 114th Congress · Public Law 114-214
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 10721 E Jefferson Ave in Detroit, Michigan, as the "Mary E. McCoy Post Office Building".
Became law on Jul 29, 2016.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedApr 21, 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: 114-214.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5028.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mrs. LAWRENCE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 162, No. 62, April 21, 2016, Page H1923):Article I, Section 8 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 April 21, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 324 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5028, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/5028
- 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
13 cosponsors — 8 Republicans, 4 Democrats, 1 other
9 of 13 cosponsors (69%) are from the other party.
Justin Amash (L-MI), Dan Benishek (R-MI), Mike Bishop (R-MI), John Conyers (D-MI), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Daniel Kildee (D-MI), Sander Levin (D-MI), Candice Miller (R-MI), John Moolenaar (R-MI), David Trott (R-MI), Fred Upton (R-MI), Tim Walberg (R-MI).
More from the sponsor
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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.