H.R. 203 · 117th Congress

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4020 Broadway Street in Houston, Texas, as the Benny C. Martinez Post Office Building.

Introduced on Jan 5, 2021 by Sylvia R. Garcia (D-TX-29). 35 cosponsors, 23 of them from another party. Became Public Law 117-265.

Stage
Became law
Public Law 117-265
Introduced
Jan 5, 2021
Cosponsors
35
23 from the other party
Policy area
Government Operations and Politics
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Sent to the President
  6. Became law

Subjects

  • Congressional tributes
  • Government buildings, facilities, and property
  • Postal service
  • Texas

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Public Law, Dec 27, 2022). Public domain.

This act designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4020 Broadway Street in Houston, Texas, as the Benny C. Martinez Post Office Building.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Sylvia R. GarciaD-TX-29Sponsor

Democrats · 12

Republicans · 23

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

  1. On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
    Jul 14, 2022· House· Passage· Passed 386–35

History

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. Jan 5, 2021Introduced in House
  2. Jan 5, 2021Introduced in House
  3. Jan 5, 2021 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
  4. Feb 2, 2022 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  5. Feb 2, 2022 · HouseOrdered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
  6. Jul 12, 2022 · HouseMrs. Maloney, Carolyn B. moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  7. Jul 12, 2022 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5959-5960)
  8. Jul 12, 2022 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 203.
  9. Jul 12, 2022 · HouseAt 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.
  10. Jul 14, 2022 · HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6610-6611)
  11. Jul 14, 2022Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 386 - 35, 4 Present (Roll no. 357).House · Roll call 357
  12. Jul 14, 2022 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 386 - 35, 4 Present (Roll no. 357). (text: 07/12/2022 CR H5959)House · Roll call 357
  13. Jul 14, 2022 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  14. Jul 18, 2022 · SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
  15. Dec 19, 2022Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
  16. Dec 19, 2022 · SenateSenate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
  17. Dec 19, 2022Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  18. Dec 19, 2022 · SenatePassed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7282)
  19. Dec 20, 2022 · SenateMessage on Senate action sent to the House.
  20. Dec 23, 2022Presented to President.
  21. Dec 23, 2022 · HousePresented to President.
  22. Dec 27, 2022Signed by President.
  23. Dec 27, 2022Signed by President.
  24. Dec 27, 2022Became Public Law No: 117-265.
  25. Dec 27, 2022Became Public Law No: 117-265.

Committees

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Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 5, 2026 · loaded Oct 5, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.