House bill · 116th Congress · Public Law 116-88
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 575 Dexter Street in Central Falls, Rhode Island, as the "Elizabeth Buffum Chace Post Office".
Became law on Dec 13, 2019.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMay 1, 2019
- Committee actionJun 12, 2019
- Passed HouseOct 16, 2019 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateNov 21, 2019 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentDec 4, 2019
- Became lawDec 13, 2019
Latest action: Dec 13, 2019 — Became Public Law No: 116-88.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2451.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. CICILLINE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 71, May 1, 2019, Page H3405):Article 1, Section 8.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 1, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 21 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2451, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/2451
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 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
1 cosponsor — 1 Democrat
0 of 1 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
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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.