House bill · 115th Congress · Public Law 115-294
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2650 North Doctor Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, shall be known and designated as the "Vel R. Phillips Post Office Building".
Became law on Dec 6, 2018.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMay 11, 2018
- Committee actionMay 23, 2018
- Passed HouseSep 13, 2018 · without objection
- Passed SenateNov 15, 2018 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentNov 27, 2018
- Became lawDec 6, 2018
Latest action: Dec 6, 2018 — Became Public Law No: 115-294.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5784.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. MOORE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 164, No. 77, May 11, 2018, Page H3935):Article I, Section 8, clause 7 ofthe United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 11, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 64 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5784, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/5784
- 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
7 cosponsors — 5 Republicans, 2 Democrats
5 of 7 cosponsors (71%) are from the other party.
Sean Duffy (R-WI), Mike Gallagher (R-WI), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Ron Kind (D-WI), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Paul Ryan (R-WI), F. Sensenbrenner (R-WI).
More from the sponsor
Other 115th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Gwen Moore.
- H.R. 6321 (115th) Investment Adviser Regulatory Flexibility Improvement Act
- H.R. 1477 (115th) No Taxpayer Funding for the Wall Act
- H.R. 3060 (115th) Preventing Tragedies Between Police and Communities Act of 2017
- H.Res. 863 (115th) Honoring Velvalea "Vel" Phillips for a life of public service.
- H.R. 2403 (115th) Keeping Capital Local for Underserved Communities Act of 2017
- H.R. 5945 (115th) Corey Adams Searchlight Act
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.