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H.R. 5205House115th Congress (2017-2019)Enacted

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 701 6th Street in Hawthorne, Nevada, as the "Sergeant Kenneth Eric Bostic Post Office".

Sponsored by Ruben J. KihuenRep. Ruben J. Kihuen (D-NV)
Introduced March 7, 2018

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The bill renames the United States Postal Service building at 701 6th Street in Hawthorne, Nevada, to honor Sergeant Kenneth Eric Bostic. It also states that any federal document, map, or regulation that mentions that location should use the new name.

Key Provisions

  • Designates the Hawthorne, Nevada, post office as the “Sergeant Kenneth Eric Bostic Post Office.”
  • Requires that all federal references to that facility be understood as referring to the new name.

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Became Law Latest Action

Became Public Law No: 115-354.

December 21, 2018

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HouseIntro Referral

Introduced in House

March 7, 2018

HouseIntro Referral

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Oversight and Government Reform Committee

March 7, 2018

HouseCommittee

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Oversight and Government Reform Committee

May 23, 2018

HouseCommittee

Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.

Oversight and Government Reform Committee

May 23, 2018

HouseFloor

Mr. Mitchell asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.

December 11, 2018 • 4:14 PM

HouseCommittee

Committee on Oversight and Government discharged.

Oversight and Government Reform Committee

December 11, 2018

HouseFloor

Considered by unanimous consent. ((consideration: CR H10080)

December 11, 2018 • 4:14 PM

HouseFloor

Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.(text: CR H10080)

December 11, 2018 • 4:14 PM

HouseFloor

On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H10080)

December 11, 2018 • 4:14 PM

HouseFloor

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

December 11, 2018 • 4:14 PM

SenateIntro Referral

Received in the Senate, read twice.

December 12, 2018

SenateFloor

Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7897)

December 19, 2018

SenateFloor

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

December 20, 2018

President

Presented to President.

December 21, 2018

Became Law

Signed by President.

December 21, 2018

Became Law

Became Public Law No: 115-354.

December 21, 2018

Floor Debate

2 members

What members said about H.R. 5205 on the floor

2 Republicans
John Cornyn
Sen. John CornynR-TX · Dec 19, 2018

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the en bloc consideration of the following bills received from the House: H.R. 1850, H.R. 5205, H.R. 5475, H.R. 6059, H.R. 6167, H.R.…

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Paul Mitchell
Rep. Paul MitchellR-MI-10 · Dec 11, 2018

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform be discharged from further consideration of the bill (H.R. 5205) to designate the facility of the United…

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One Hundred Fifteenth Congress of the United States of America

At the Second Session

Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday, the third day of January, two thousand and eighteen

H. R. 5205

AN ACT

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 701 6th Street in Hawthorne, Nevada, as the Sergeant Kenneth Eric Bostic Post Office.

1.

Sergeant Kenneth Eric Bostic Post Office

(a)

Designation

The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 701 6th Street in Hawthorne, Nevada, shall be known and designated as the Sergeant Kenneth Eric Bostic Post Office.

(b)

References

Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the Sergeant Kenneth Eric Bostic Post Office.

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.