House bill · 115th Congress · Public Law 115-357
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 108 North Macon Street in Bevier, Missouri, as the "SO2 Navy SEAL Adam Olin Smith Post Office".
Became law on Dec 21, 2018.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedApr 11, 2018
- Committee actionDec 11, 2018
- Passed HouseDec 11, 2018 · without objection
- Passed SenateDec 19, 2018 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentDec 21, 2018
- Became lawDec 21, 2018
Latest action: Dec 21, 2018 — Became Public Law No: 115-357.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5475.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. GRAVES of Missouri, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 164, No. 58, April 11, 2018, Page H3148):Article 1, Section 8, Clause 7 ``The Congress shall have power to . . . establish Post Offices and Post Roads . . .'' In the Constitution, the power possessed by Congress embraces the regulation of the Postal System in the country. Therefore, the proposed legislation in naming a post office would fall under the powers granted to Congress in the Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 11, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 360 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5475, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/5475
- 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
7 cosponsors — 5 Republicans, 2 Democrats
2 of 7 cosponsors (29%) are from the other party.
Wm. Clay (D-MO), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Vicky Hartzler (R-MO), Billy Long (R-MO), Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO), Jason Smith (R-MO), Ann Wagner (R-MO).
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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.