House bill · 115th Congress · Public Law 115-151
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1300 Main Street in Belmar, New Jersey, as the "Dr. Walter S. McAfee Post Office Building".
Became law on Mar 23, 2018.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedAug 15, 2017
- Committee actionNov 30, 2017
- Passed HouseDec 12, 2017 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateMar 7, 2018 · by voice vote
- To the PresidentMar 13, 2018
- Became lawMar 23, 2018
Latest action: Mar 23, 2018 — Became Public Law No: 115-151.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3655.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 136, August 15, 2017, Page H6607):Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 Article I, Section 8, Clause 4 Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 ____________________Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record August 15, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 114 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3655, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/3655
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
79b557051473b67c02f4946903fafa09e75a4bb46d9eacf7584beb904e3d5240
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
11 cosponsors — 4 Republicans, 7 Democrats
7 of 11 cosponsors (64%) are from the other party.
Rodney Frelinghuysen (R-NJ), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Leonard Lance (R-NJ), Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ), Thomas MacArthur (R-NJ), Donald Norcross (D-NJ), Frank Pallone (D-NJ), Bill Pascrell (D-NJ), Donald Payne (D-NJ), Albio Sires (D-NJ), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ).
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Christopher Smith.
- H.R. 390 (115th) Iraq and Syria Genocide Relief and Accountability Act of 2018
- H.R. 2200 (115th) Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2018
- H.R. 6651 (115th) PEPFAR Extension Act of 2018
- H.Res. 128 (115th) Supporting respect for human rights and encouraging inclusive governance in Ethiopia.
- H.R. 1911 (115th) Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism Act of 2018
- H.R. 6207 (115th) Democratic Republic of the Congo Democracy and Accountability Act of 2018
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.