House bill · 116th Congress · Public Law 116-82

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 200 Israel Road Southeast in Tumwater, Washington, as the "Eva G. Hewitt Post Office".

H.R. 1526Introduced Mar 5, 2019Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Became law on Dec 12, 2019.

Sponsor: Rep. Denny Heck D-WA

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Where it went

IntroducedMar 5, 2019
Committee actionJun 12, 2019
Passed HouseJul 17, 2019 · by voice vote
Passed SenateNov 21, 2019 · by unanimous consent
To the PresidentDec 4, 2019
Became lawDec 12, 2019

Latest action: Dec 12, 2019 — Became Public Law No: 116-82.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1526.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. HECK, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 39, March 5, 2019, Page H2369):
Article 1, Section 8, Clause 7, ``The Congress shall have Power to . . . establish Post Offices and Post Roads . . .''
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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

3 of 9 cosponsors (33%) are from the other party.

Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Jaime Herrera Beutler (R-WA), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Derek Kilmer (D-WA), Rick Larsen (D-WA), Dan Newhouse (R-WA), Cathy Rodgers (R-WA), Kim Schrier (D-WA), Adam Smith (D-WA).

More from the sponsor

Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Denny Heck.

Sponsor’s state and district

Washington in Congress · WA-10 district

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