House bill · 117th Congress · Public Law 117-91
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 17 East Main Street in Herington, Kansas, as the "Captain Emil J. Kapaun Post Office Building".
Became law on Mar 10, 2022.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMar 18, 2021
- Committee actionApr 14, 2021
- Passed HouseOct 20, 2021 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateFeb 15, 2022 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentMar 2, 2022
- Became lawMar 10, 2022
Latest action: Mar 10, 2022 — Became Public Law No: 117-91.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2044.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. MANN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 167, No. 51, March 18, 2021, Pages H1583-H1584):The U.S. House of Representatives allows for the renaming of federally owned postal facilities.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 18, 2021 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 95 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2044, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/2044
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
e150357cbb654546b4885f6312babda4ae441caf733f58446d6bf96e2efbc58c
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
3 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 1 Democrat
1 of 3 cosponsors (33%) are from the other party.
Sharice Davids (D-KS), Ron Estes (R-KS), Jake LaTurner (R-KS).
More from the sponsor
Other 117th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Tracey Mann.
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- H.R. 1758 (117th) Home Defense and Competitive Shooting Act of 2021
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 16, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.