House bill · 115th Congress · Public Law 115-140
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1730 18th Street in Bakersfield, California, as the "Merle Haggard Post Office Building".
Became law on Mar 20, 2018.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedApr 6, 2017
- Committee actionFeb 14, 2018
- Passed HouseJul 11, 2017 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateMar 7, 2018 · by voice vote
- To the PresidentMar 13, 2018
- Became lawMar 20, 2018
Latest action: Mar 20, 2018 — Became Public Law No: 115-140.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1988.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. McCARTHY, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 60, April 6, 2017, Page H2790):U.S. Constitution, Article 1, Section 8, Clause 7Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 6, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 49 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1988, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/1988
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
372159ccd297a94467e1057590917f963d047e05238185477438055f2eb699f3
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
46 cosponsors — 13 Republicans, 33 Democrats
33 of 46 cosponsors (72%) are from the other party.
Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Nanette Barragán (D-CA), Karen Bass (D-CA), Ami Bera (D-CA), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Salud Carbajal (D-CA), Judy Chu (D-CA), Paul Cook (R-CA), J. Correa (D-CA), Jim Costa (D-CA), Tony Cárdenas (D-CA), Susan Davis (D-CA), Jeff Denham (R-CA), John Garamendi (D-CA), Duncan Hunter (R-CA), Darrell Issa (R-CA), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Stephen Knight (R-CA), Doug LaMalfa (R-CA), Barbara Lee (D-CA), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Alan Lowenthal (D-CA), Doris Matsui (D-CA), Tom McClintock (R-CA), Jerry McNerney (D-CA), Grace Napolitano (D-CA), Devin Nunes (R-CA), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA) and 16 more.
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 22, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.