House bill · 118th Congress · Public Law 118-244
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at Block 1025, Lots 18 & 19, Northeast Corner of US Route 9 South and Main Street in the Township of Middle, County of Cape May, New Jersey, as the "George Henry White Post Office Building".
Became law on Jan 4, 2025.
Sponsor: Rep. Jefferson Van Drew R-NJWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 8, 2024
- Committee actionApr 10, 2024
- Passed HouseJun 3, 2024 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateDec 19, 2024 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentDec 27, 2024
- Became lawJan 4, 2025
Latest action: Jan 4, 2025 — Became Public Law No: 118-244.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7607.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 7607, a bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at Block 1025, Lots 18 & 19, Northeast Corner of U.S. Route 9 South and Main Street in the Township of Middle, County of Cape May, New Jersey, as the “George Henry White Post Office Building” on May 7, 2024. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability on April 10, 2024”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 7, 2024 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/60266
- CBO publication date
- May 7, 2024
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7607, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/7607
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 17, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
f1ab040851d55e5d52c7129cd661febb0089be1675b07b8f9903c4371e10fea9
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 7607, a bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at Block 1025, Lots 18 & 19, Northeast Corner of U.S. Route 9 South and Main Street in the Township of Middle, County of Cape May, New Jersey, as the “George Henry White Post Office Building” on May 7, 2024. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability on April 10, 2024”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 7, 2024 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/60266
- CBO publication date
- May 7, 2024
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7607, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/7607
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 17, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
f1ab040851d55e5d52c7129cd661febb0089be1675b07b8f9903c4371e10fea9
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 7607, an act to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at Block 1025, Lots 18 & 19, Northeast Corner of US Route 9 South and Main Street in the Township of Middle, County of Cape May, New Jersey, as the “George Henry White Post Office Building” on September 27, 2024. CBO’s description reads “As reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on September 25, 2024”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, September 27, 2024 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/60796
- CBO publication date
- September 27, 2024
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7607, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/7607
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 17, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
f1ab040851d55e5d52c7129cd661febb0089be1675b07b8f9903c4371e10fea9
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 7607, an act to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at Block 1025, Lots 18 & 19, Northeast Corner of US Route 9 South and Main Street in the Township of Middle, County of Cape May, New Jersey, as the “George Henry White Post Office Building” on September 27, 2024. CBO’s description reads “As reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on September 25, 2024”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, September 27, 2024 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/60796
- CBO publication date
- September 27, 2024
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7607, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/7607
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 17, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
f1ab040851d55e5d52c7129cd661febb0089be1675b07b8f9903c4371e10fea9
PORKER links to the estimate and does not repeat its dollar figures. Each estimate is for the version of the bill its description names; the bill may have changed since.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. VAN DREW, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 170, No. 42, March 8, 2024, Page H1058):Article I, Section 8, Clause 7 of the United States Constitution: ``To establish Post Offices and post Roads;'' The single subject of this legislation is: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at Block 1025, Lots 18 & 19, Northeast Corner of US Route 9 South and Main Street in the Township of Middle, County of Cape May, New Jersey, as the ``George Henry White Post Office Building''.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 8, 2024 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 417 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7607, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/7607
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 17, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
f1ab040851d55e5d52c7129cd661febb0089be1675b07b8f9903c4371e10fea9
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a committee report (as of July 17, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
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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
9 of 11 cosponsors (82%) are from the other party.
Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Thomas Kean (R-NJ), Andy Kim (D-NJ), Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Donald Norcross (D-NJ), Frank Pallone (D-NJ), Bill Pascrell (D-NJ), Donald Payne (D-NJ), Mikie Sherrill (D-NJ), Christopher Smith (R-NJ), Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ).
More from the sponsor
Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Jefferson Van Drew.
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 15, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.