House bill · 116th Congress · Public Law 116-198
To permit the Scipio A. Jones Post Office in Little Rock, Arkansas, to accept and display a portrait of Scipio A. Jones, and for other purposes.
Became law on Dec 3, 2020.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJun 18, 2019
- Committee actionDec 19, 2019
- Passed HouseFeb 5, 2020 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateNov 18, 2020 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentNov 24, 2020
- Became lawDec 3, 2020
Latest action: Dec 3, 2020 — Became Public Law No: 116-198.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3317.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. HILL of Arkansas, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 102, June 18, 2019, Page H4772):Article I, Section 8, clause 7 provides Congress with the power to establish post offices and post roadsSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 18, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 104 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3317, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/3317
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 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
3 cosponsors — 3 Republicans
0 of 3 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Eric Crawford (R-AR), Bruce Westerman (R-AR), Steve Womack (R-AR).
More from the sponsor
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- H.R. 2249 (116th) World War I Valor Medals Review Act
- H.R. 4252 (116th) Shift Back to Society Act of 2019
- H.R. 6399 (116th) SAVE Act of 2020
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.