House bill · 115th Congress · Public Law 115-292
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4801 West Van Giesen Street in West Richland, Washington, as the "Sergeant Dietrich Schmieman Post Office Building".
Became law on Dec 6, 2018.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedApr 13, 2018
- Committee actionMay 23, 2018
- Passed HouseJul 16, 2018 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateNov 15, 2018 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentNov 26, 2018
- Became lawDec 6, 2018
Latest action: Dec 6, 2018 — Became Public Law No: 115-292.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5504.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. NEWHOUSE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 164, No. 60, April 13, 2018, Page H3316):Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 13, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 30 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5504, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/5504
- 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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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
9 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 6 Democrats
6 of 9 cosponsors (67%) are from the other party.
Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Denny Heck (D-WA), Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Derek Kilmer (D-WA), Rick Larsen (D-WA), David Reichert (R-WA), Cathy Rodgers (R-WA), Adam Smith (D-WA).
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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.