House bill · 116th Congress · Public Law 116-55
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 11158 Highway 146 North in Hardin, Texas, as the "Lucas Lowe Memorial Post Office".
Became law on Aug 23, 2019.
Sponsor: Rep. Brian Babin R-TXWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 14, 2019
- Committee actionJun 12, 2019
- Passed HouseJul 17, 2019 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateJul 30, 2019 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentAug 13, 2019
- Became lawAug 23, 2019
Latest action: Aug 23, 2019 — Became Public Law No: 116-55.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1250.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BABIN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 29, February 14, 2019, Page H2034):Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 14, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 30 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1250, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/1250
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
a062381e1727915089c7f042ed4a90f43b5c806d486078c1648f318514de4a98
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
35 cosponsors — 22 Republicans, 13 Democrats
13 of 35 cosponsors (37%) are from the other party.
Colin Allred (D-TX), Jodey Arrington (R-TX), Kevin Brady (R-TX), Michael Burgess (R-TX), John Carter (R-TX), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Michael Cloud (R-TX), K. Conaway (R-TX), Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Veronica Escobar (D-TX), Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX), Bill Flores (R-TX), Sylvia Garcia (D-TX), Louie Gohmert (R-TX), Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX), Lance Gooden (R-TX), Kay Granger (R-TX), Al Green (D-TX), Will Hurd (R-TX), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Eddie Johnson (D-TX), Kenny Marchant (R-TX), Michael McCaul (R-TX), Pete Olson (R-TX), John Ratcliffe (R-TX), Chip Roy (R-TX), Van Taylor (R-TX), William Thornberry (R-TX) and 5 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Brian Babin.
- H.R. 759 (116th) Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of Texas Equal and Fair Opportunity Settlement Act
- H.R. 838 (116th) Threat Assessment, Prevention, and Safety Act of 2019
- H.R. 1554 (116th) REDI Act
- H.Con.Res. 47 (116th) Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing.
- H.R. 8830 (116th) You Must Be Alive To Vote Act of 2020
- H.R. 2220 (116th) I–14 Expansion and Improvement Act of 2019
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 20, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.