House bill · 116th Congress · Public Law 116-89
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 8520 Michigan Avenue in Whittier, California, as the "Jose Ramos Post Office Building".
Became law on Dec 13, 2019.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJun 5, 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: 116-89.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3144.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. SANCHEZ, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 94, June 5, 2019, Page H4344):Article I, section 8, clause 18: Congress shall have Power--To make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department of Officer thereof.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 5, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 292 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3144, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/3144
- 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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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
52 cosponsors — 7 Republicans, 45 Democrats
7 of 52 cosponsors (13%) are from the other party.
Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Nanette Barragán (D-CA), Karen Bass (D-CA), Ami Bera (D-CA), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Salud Carbajal (D-CA), Judy Chu (D-CA), Gilbert Cisneros (D-CA), Paul Cook (R-CA), J. Correa (D-CA), Jim Costa (D-CA), Tj Cox (D-CA), Tony Cárdenas (D-CA), Susan Davis (D-CA), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Anna Eshoo (D-CA), John Garamendi (D-CA), Jimmy Gomez (D-CA), Josh Harder (D-CA), Katie Hill (D-CA), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Duncan Hunter (R-CA), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Doug LaMalfa (R-CA), Barbara Lee (D-CA), Mike Levin (D-CA), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Alan Lowenthal (D-CA) and 22 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Linda Sánchez.
- H.R. 2653 (116th) Safe Schools Improvement Act of 2019
- H.Res. 1044 (116th) Expressing support for the designation of Journeyman Lineworkers Recognition Day.
- H.Res. 478 (116th) Expressing support for the designation of Journeyman Lineman Recognition Day.
- H.R. 2283 (116th) CHANGE Act of 2019
- H.R. 7886 (116th) HITS Act
- H.R. 1987 (116th) Mechanical Insulation Installation Incentive 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.