H.R. 5349House117th Congress (2021-2023)Enacted

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1550 State Road S-38-211 in Orangeburg, South Carolina, as the "J.I. Washington Post Office Building".

Introduced September 23, 2021

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Became Public Law No: 117-278.

December 27, 2022

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HouseIntro Referral

Introduced in House

September 23, 2021

HouseIntro Referral

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

September 23, 2021

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Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

April 6, 2022

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Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.

April 6, 2022

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Ms. Norton moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.

December 12, 2022 • 2:49 PM

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Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9661-9662; text: CR H9661)

December 12, 2022 • 2:49 PM

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DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5349.

December 12, 2022 • 2:49 PM

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At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.

December 12, 2022 • 2:54 PM

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Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1518, proceedings on H.R. 5349 are considered vacated.

December 14, 2022 • 3:13 PM

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Passed/agreed to in House: Pursuant to section 5 of H. Res. 1518, and the motion offered by Mr. Hoyer, the following bills passed under suspension of the rules: H.R. 1082, as amended; H.R. 5349; H.R. 6218; H.R. 6220; H.R. 6221; H.R. 6611, as amended; H.R. 6630; H.R. 6725; H.R. 7077, agreed to Senate amendment; H.R. 7832; H.R. 8665; S. 558; and S. 789. S. 558; and S. 789.

December 14, 2022 • 3:13 PM

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Pursuant to section 5 of H. Res. 1518, and the motion offered by Mr. Hoyer, the following bills passed under suspension of the rules: H.R. 1082, as amended; H.R. 5349; H.R. 6218; H.R. 6220; H.R. 6221; H.R. 6611, as amended; H.R. 6630; H.R. 6725; H.R. 7077, agreed to Senate amendment; H.R. 7832; H.R. 8665; S. 558; and S. 789. S. 558; and S. 789. (consideration: CR H9803-9810; text: CR H9804)

December 14, 2022 • 3:13 PM

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Received in the Senate, read twice.

December 15, 2022

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Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7282-7283)

December 19, 2022

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Message on Senate action sent to the House.

December 20, 2022

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Presented to President.

December 23, 2022

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Signed by President.

December 27, 2022

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Became Public Law No: 117-278.

December 27, 2022

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What members said about H.R. 5349 on the floor

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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Rep. Eleanor Holmes NortonD-DC · Dec 12, 2022

Madam Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 5349) to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1550 State Road S-38-211 in Orangeburg, South…

Yvette Herrell
Rep. Yvette HerrellR-NM-2 · Dec 12, 2022

Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume. Madam Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 5349, which honors J.I. Washington III, a significant figure within the South Carolina Democratic…

Brian Schatz
Sen. Brian SchatzD-HI · Dec 19, 2022

Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the immediate consideration of the following bills en bloc: Calendar No. 473, H.R. 5271; Calendar No. 475, H.R. 5900; Calendar No.…

Steny H. Hoyer
Rep. Steny H. HoyerD-MD-5 · Dec 14, 2022

Mr. Speaker, pursuant to section 5 of House Resolution 1518, I move to suspend the rules and pass the bills: H.R. 1082; H.R. 5349; H.R. 6218; H.R. 6220; H.R. 6221; H.R. 6611; H.R. 6630; H.R. 6725;…

Matthew M. Rosendale, Sr.
Rep. Matthew M. Rosendale, Sr.R-MT · Dec 12, 2022

Madam Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays.

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Matthew M. Rosendale, Sr.
Rep. Matthew M. Rosendale, Sr.R-MT · Dec 14, 2022

Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays.

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One Hundred Seventeenth Congress of the United States of America

At the Second Session

Begun and held at the City of Washington on Monday, the third day of January, two thousand and twenty-two

H. R. 5349

AN ACT

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1550 State Road S–38–211 in Orangeburg, South Carolina, as the J.I. Washington Post Office Building.

1.

J.I. Washington Post Office Building

(a)

Designation

The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1550 State Road S–38–211 in Orangeburg, South Carolina, shall be known and designated as the J.I. Washington 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 J.I. Washington Post Office Building.

Speaker of the House of Representatives.

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