House bill · 114th Congress · Public Law 114-303
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1101 Davis Street in Evanston, Illinois, as the "Abner J. Mikva Post Office Building".
Became law on Dec 16, 2016.
Sponsor: Rep. Janice Schakowsky D-ILWhere it went
- IntroducedJul 14, 2016
- Committee actionSep 15, 2016
- Passed HouseSep 22, 2016 · 392–22
- 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: 114-303.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5798.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. SCHAKOWSKY, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 162, No. 114, July 14, 2016, Page H5012):Article 1, Section 8, Clause 7.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 14, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 31 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5798, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/5798
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
6dd21316333c250b49132689c363890018cda07b95a1e52e4b0e61189081b5a3
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 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- notes
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5798, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/5798
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
6dd21316333c250b49132689c363890018cda07b95a1e52e4b0e61189081b5a3
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
17 cosponsors — 8 Republicans, 9 Democrats
8 of 17 cosponsors (47%) are from the other party.
Mike Bost (R-IL), Cheri Bustos (D-IL), Danny Davis (D-IL), Rodney Davis (R-IL), Robert Dold (R-IL), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Bill Foster (D-IL), Luis Gutierrez (D-IL), Randy Hultgren (R-IL), Robin Kelly (D-IL), Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), Darin LaHood (R-IL), Daniel Lipinski (D-IL), Mike Quigley (D-IL), Peter Roskam (R-IL), Bobby Rush (D-IL), John Shimkus (R-IL).
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Janice Schakowsky.
- H.Res. 932 (114th) Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to third-party charges on consumer telephone bills.
- H.Res. 769 (114th) Terminating a Select Investigative Panel of the Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- H.Res. 393 (114th) Expressing support for policies to protect and expand Social Security and secure its long-term future in a fair and responsible manner.
- H.R. 1602 (114th) Nurse Staffing Standards for Patient Safety and Quality Care Act of 2015
- H.R. 1340 (114th) International Violence Against Women Act of 2015
- H.R. 265 (114th) Public Option Deficit Reduction 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.