House bill · 114th Congress · Public Law 114-298

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 810 N US Highway 83 in Zapata, Texas, as the "Zapata Veterans Post Office".

H.R. 5591Introduced Jun 28, 2016Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Became law on Dec 16, 2016.

Sponsor: Rep. Henry Cuellar D-TX

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Where it went

IntroducedJun 28, 2016
Committee actionSep 15, 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: 114-298.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5591.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. CUELLAR, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 162, No. 104, June 28, 2016, Page H4186):
Article 1, Section 8, Clause 7: To establish post offices and post road;
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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.
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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

35 cosponsors — 25 Republicans, 10 Democrats

25 of 35 cosponsors (71%) are from the other party.

Brian Babin (R-TX), Joe Barton (R-TX), Kevin Brady (R-TX), Michael Burgess (R-TX), John Carter (R-TX), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), K. Conaway (R-TX), John Culberson (R-TX), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Blake Farenthold (R-TX), Bill Flores (R-TX), Louie Gohmert (R-TX), Kay Granger (R-TX), Al Green (D-TX), Gene Green (D-TX), Jeb Hensarling (R-TX), Ruben Hinojosa (D-TX), Will Hurd (R-TX), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Eddie Johnson (D-TX), Sam Johnson (R-TX), Kenny Marchant (R-TX), Michael McCaul (R-TX), Randy Neugebauer (R-TX), Beto O'Rourke (D-TX), Pete Olson (R-TX), Ted Poe (R-TX), John Ratcliffe (R-TX), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Lamar Smith (R-TX) and 5 more.

More from the sponsor

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Sponsor’s state and district

Texas in Congress · TX-28 district

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