House bill · 116th Congress · Public Law 116-296
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 14 Walnut Street in Bordentown, New Jersey, as the "Clara Barton Post Office Building".
Became law on Jan 5, 2021.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedNov 5, 2019
- Committee actionDec 10, 2020
- Passed HouseDec 10, 2020 · without objection
- Passed SenateDec 17, 2020 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentDec 24, 2020
- Became lawJan 5, 2021
Latest action: Jan 5, 2021 — Became Public Law No: 116-296.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4988.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. KIM, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 176, November 5, 2019, Pages H8729-H8730):Article I, Section 8, clause 7 provides Congress with the power to establish post offices and post roadsSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record November 5, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 104 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4988, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/4988
- 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
11 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 9 Democrats
1 of 11 cosponsors (9%) are from the other party.
Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Tom Malinowski (D-NJ), Donald Norcross (D-NJ), Frank Pallone (D-NJ), Bill Pascrell (D-NJ), Donald Payne (D-NJ), Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ), Albio Sires (D-NJ), Christopher Smith (R-NJ), Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ).
More from the sponsor
Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Andy Kim.
- H.R. 2819 (116th) Gold Star Mothers Families National Monument Extension Act
- H.R. 3661 (116th) Patriotic Employer Protection Act of 2019
- H.R. 4360 (116th) VA Overpayment Accountability Act
- H.R. 6079 (116th) Microloan Improvement Act of 2020
- H.R. 1385 (116th) SAVE Act
- H.R. 4671 (116th) Helping Seniors Afford Health Care Act
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.