House bill · 117th Congress · Public Law 117-280
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1961 North C Street in Oxnard, California, as the "John R. Hatcher III Post Office Building".
Became law on Dec 27, 2022.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedOct 21, 2021
- Committee actionDec 2, 2021
- Passed HouseJul 14, 2022 · 348–63
- 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: 117-280.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5659.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. BROWNLEY, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 167, No. 185, October 21, 2021, Pages H5791-H5792):Article I, Section 8Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record October 21, 2021 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 20 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5659, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/5659
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 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
52 cosponsors — 11 Republicans, 41 Democrats
11 of 52 cosponsors (21%) are from the other party.
Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Nanette Barragán (D-CA), Karen Bass (D-CA), Ami Bera (D-CA), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Salud Carbajal (D-CA), Judy Chu (D-CA), J. Correa (D-CA), Jim Costa (D-CA), Tony Cárdenas (D-CA), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Anna Eshoo (D-CA), John Garamendi (D-CA), Mike Garcia (R-CA), Jimmy Gomez (D-CA), Josh Harder (D-CA), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Darrell Issa (R-CA), Sara Jacobs (D-CA), Ro Khanna (D-CA), Young Kim (R-CA), Doug LaMalfa (R-CA), Barbara Lee (D-CA), Mike Levin (D-CA), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Alan Lowenthal (D-CA), Doris Matsui (D-CA), Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), Tom McClintock (R-CA) and 22 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 117th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Julia Brownley.
- H.R. 7698 (117th) To designate the outpatient clinic of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Ventura, California, as the "Captain Rosemary Bryant Mariner…
- H.R. 239 (117th) Equal Access to Contraception for Veterans Act
- H.R. 187 (117th) For the relief of Victoria Galindo Lopez.
- H.R. 240 (117th) Homeless Veterans with Children Reintegration Act
- H.R. 1283 (117th) CONTRACT Act of 2021
- H.R. 6823 (117th) Elizabeth Dole Home Care Act
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.