House bill · 117th Congress · Public Law 117-265

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4020 Broadway Street in Houston, Texas, as the "Benny C. Martinez Post Office Building".

H.R. 203Introduced Jan 5, 2021Policy area: Government Operations and Politics

Became law on Dec 27, 2022.

Sponsor: Rep. Sylvia Garcia D-TX

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Where it went

IntroducedJan 5, 2021
Committee actionFeb 2, 2022
Passed HouseJul 14, 2022 · 386–35
Passed SenateDec 19, 2022 · by unanimous consent
To the PresidentDec 23, 2022
Became lawDec 27, 2022

Latest action: Dec 27, 2022 — Became Public Law No: 117-265.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 203.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. GARCIA of Texas, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 167, No. 3, January 5, 2021, Page H74):
Article I, Section 8, Clause 7: [The Congress shall have Power . . .] To establish Post Offices and post Roads;
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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 — 23 Republicans, 12 Democrats

23 of 35 cosponsors (66%) 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), Dan Crenshaw (R-TX), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Jake Ellzey (R-TX), Veronica Escobar (D-TX), Pat Fallon (R-TX), Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX), Louie Gohmert (R-TX), Tony Gonzales (R-TX), Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX), Lance Gooden (R-TX), Kay Granger (R-TX), Al Green (D-TX), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Ronny Jackson (R-TX), Eddie Johnson (D-TX), Michael McCaul (R-TX), Troy Nehls (R-TX), August Pfluger (R-TX), Chip Roy (R-TX), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Van Taylor (R-TX) and 5 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 117th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Sylvia Garcia.

Sponsor’s state and district

Texas in Congress · TX-29 district

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