House bill · 115th Congress · Public Law 115-317
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1234 Saint Johns Place in Brooklyn, New York, as the "Major Robert Odell Owens Post Office".
Became law on Dec 14, 2018.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMar 9, 2018
- Committee actionMay 23, 2018
- Passed HouseJul 16, 2018 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateDec 6, 2018 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentDec 11, 2018
- Became lawDec 14, 2018
Latest action: Dec 14, 2018 — Became Public Law No: 115-317.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5238.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. CLARKE of New York, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 164, No. 42, March 9, 2018, Page H1507):the power granted to Congress under Article I of the United States Constitution and its subsequent amendments, and further clarified and interpreted by the Supreme Court of the United StatesSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 9, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 190 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5238, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/5238
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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
58 cosponsors — 9 Republicans, 49 Democrats
9 of 58 cosponsors (16%) are from the other party.
Karen Bass (D-CA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), G. K. Butterfield (D-NC), André Carson (D-IN), Wm. Clay (D-MO), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), James Clyburn (D-SC), Chris Collins (R-NY), Joseph Crowley (D-NY), Danny Davis (D-IL), Val Demings (D-FL), Daniel Donovan (R-NY), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Dwight Evans (D-PA), John Faso (R-NY), Al Green (D-TX), Brian Higgins (D-NY), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), Eddie Johnson (D-TX), Henry Johnson (D-GA), John Katko (R-NY), Robin Kelly (D-IL), Peter King (R-NY), Brenda Lawrence (D-MI), Al Lawson (D-FL), John Lewis (D-GA), Nita Lowey (D-NY) and 28 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Yvette Clarke.
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- H.Res. 1139 (115th) Acknowledging the 50th anniversary of the election of Shirley Anita St. Hill Chisholm, the first African-American woman in Congress.
- H.R. 3658 (115th) Honoring Real Patriots Act of 2017
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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.