House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 909 West Holiday Drive in Fate, Texas, as the "Ralph Hall Post Office".
Sponsor: Rep. John Ratcliffe R-TXWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 27, 2020
- Committee actionMar 4, 2020
- Passed HouseSep 30, 2020 · without objection
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Oct 1, 2020 — Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 565.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5987.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. RATCLIFFE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 166, No. 39, February 27, 2020, Page H1252):Article 1, Section 8, Clause 7Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 27, 2020 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 30 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5987, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/5987
- 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
35 cosponsors — 22 Republicans, 13 Democrats
13 of 35 cosponsors (37%) are from the other party.
Colin Allred (D-TX), Jodey Arrington (R-TX), Brian Babin (R-TX), Kevin Brady (R-TX), Michael Burgess (R-TX), John Carter (R-TX), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Michael Cloud (R-TX), K. Conaway (R-TX), Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Veronica Escobar (D-TX), Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX), Bill Flores (R-TX), Sylvia Garcia (D-TX), Louie Gohmert (R-TX), Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX), Lance Gooden (R-TX), Kay Granger (R-TX), Al Green (D-TX), Will Hurd (R-TX), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Eddie Johnson (D-TX), Kenny Marchant (R-TX), Michael McCaul (R-TX), Pete Olson (R-TX), Chip Roy (R-TX), Van Taylor (R-TX), William Thornberry (R-TX) and 5 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. John Ratcliffe.
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- H.R. 1986 (116th) Effective Prosecution of Possession of Biological Toxins and Agents Act of 2019
- H.R. 1927 (116th) Separation of Powers Restoration Act of 2019
- H.R. 1645 (116th) VOICES Act of 2019
- H.R. 3238 (116th) Defending the Integrity of Voting Systems 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.