House bill · 115th Congress · Public Law 115-133

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2700 Cullen Boulevard in Pearland, Texas, as the "Endy Nddiobong Ekpanya Post Office Building".

H.R. 294Introduced Jan 5, 2017Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Became law on Mar 16, 2018.

Sponsor: Rep. Pete Olson R-TX

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Where it went

IntroducedJan 5, 2017
Committee actionSep 13, 2017
Passed HouseOct 10, 2017 · by voice vote
Passed SenateMar 7, 2018 · by voice vote
To the PresidentMar 13, 2018
Became lawMar 16, 2018

Latest action: Mar 16, 2018 — Became Public Law No: 115-133.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 294.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. OLSON, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 3, January 5, 2017, Page H182):
Article 1, Section 8
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 5, 2017 ↗
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H.R. 294, 115th Congress
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April 7, 2025
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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 — 24 Republicans, 11 Democrats

11 of 35 cosponsors (31%) are from the other party.

Jodey Arrington (R-TX), 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), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), John Culberson (R-TX), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Blake Farenthold (R-TX), Bill Flores (R-TX), Louie Gohmert (R-TX), Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX), Kay Granger (R-TX), Al Green (D-TX), Gene Green (D-TX), Jeb Hensarling (R-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), Beto O'Rourke (D-TX), Ted Poe (R-TX), John Ratcliffe (R-TX), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Lamar Smith (R-TX) and 5 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Pete Olson.

Sponsor’s state and district

Texas in Congress · TX-22 district

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