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H.R. 5784House115th Congress (2017-2019)Enacted

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2650 North Doctor Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, shall be known and designated as the "Vel R. Phillips Post Office Building".

Sponsored by Gwen MooreRep. Gwen Moore (D-WI)
Introduced May 11, 2018

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The bill renames the United States Postal Service facility at 2650 North Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to the "Vel R. Phillips Post Office Building." It also states that any existing or future federal documents that mention the location will be understood to refer to that new name.

Key Provisions

  • Designates the Milwaukee USPS building at the specified address as the Vel R. Phillips Post Office Building.
  • Treats all references to that facility in U.S. laws, maps, regulations, and other official records as references to the new name.

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Became Law Latest Action

Became Public Law No: 115-294.

December 6, 2018

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HouseIntro Referral

Introduced in House

May 11, 2018

HouseIntro Referral

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

Oversight and Government Reform Committee

May 11, 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. Russell asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.

September 13, 2018 • 4:08 PM

HouseCommittee

Committee on Oversight and Government discharged.

Oversight and Government Reform Committee

September 13, 2018

HouseFloor

Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H8249)

September 13, 2018 • 4:09 PM

HouseFloor

Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.(text: CR H8249)

September 13, 2018 • 4:09 PM

HouseFloor

On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H8249)

September 13, 2018 • 4:09 PM

HouseFloor

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

September 13, 2018 • 4:09 PM

HouseFloor

The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.

September 13, 2018 • 4:09 PM

SenateIntro Referral

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

September 17, 2018

SenateCommittee

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

September 26, 2018

SenateCommittee

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson without amendment. Without written report.

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

September 28, 2018

SenateCalendars

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 604.

September 28, 2018

SenateFloor

Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7064)

November 15, 2018

SenateFloor

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

November 16, 2018

President

Presented to President.

November 27, 2018

Became Law

Signed by President.

December 6, 2018

Became Law

Became Public Law No: 115-294.

December 6, 2018

Amendments

1 amendment

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Floor Debate

1 member

What members said about H.R. 5784 on the floor

1 Republican
Steve Russell
Rep. Steve RussellR-OK-5 · Sep 13, 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. 5784) to designate the facility of the United…

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Steve Russell
Rep. Steve RussellR-OK-5 · Sep 13, 2018

Mr. Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks and include extraneous material on H.R. 606, H.R. 4913, H.R. 5737, H.R.…

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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. 5784

AN ACT

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2650 North Doctor Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, shall be known and designated as the Vel R. Phillips Post Office Building.

1.

Vel R. Phillips Post Office Building

(a)

Designation

The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 2650 North Doctor Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, shall be known and designated as the Vel R. Phillips Post Office Building.

(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 Vel R. Phillips Post Office Building.

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

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