H.R. 5865 · 117th Congress

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4110 Bluebonnet Drive in Stafford, Texas, as the "Leonard Scarcella Post Office Building".

Introduced on Nov 4, 2021 by Al Green (D-TX-9). 35 cosponsors, 23 of them from another party. Became Public Law 117-282.

Stage
Became law
Public Law 117-282
Introduced
Nov 4, 2021
Cosponsors
35
23 from the other party
Policy area
Government Operations and Politics
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Progress

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  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
  • State and local government operations
  • 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 4110 Bluebonnet Drive in Stafford, Texas, as the Leonard Scarcella Post Office Building.

Sponsor and cosponsors

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

Al GreenD-TX-9Sponsor

Democrats · 12

Republicans · 23

Roll calls

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History

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  1. Nov 4, 2021Introduced in House
  2. Nov 4, 2021Introduced in House
  3. Nov 4, 2021 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
  4. Apr 6, 2022 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  5. Apr 6, 2022 · HouseOrdered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
  6. Sep 13, 2022 · HouseMs. Norton moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  7. Sep 13, 2022 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7773-7774; text: CR H7774)
  8. Sep 13, 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.
  9. Sep 14, 2022 · HousePursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1339, proceedings on H.R. 5865 are considered vacated.
  10. Sep 14, 2022Passed/agreed to in House: Pursuant to section 11 of H. Res. 1339, and the motion offered by Mr. Hoyer, the following bills passed under suspension of the rules: H.R. 1468, as amended; H.R. 5865; H.R. 5916, as amended; H.R. 7735, as amended; H.R. 7846; H.R. 7939, as amended; H.R. 8260, as amended; and S. 4205.
  11. Sep 14, 2022 · HousePursuant to section 11 of H. Res. 1339, and the motion offered by Mr. Hoyer, the following bills passed under suspension of the rules: H.R. 1468, as amended; H.R. 5865; H.R. 5916, as amended; H.R. 7735, as amended; H.R. 7846; H.R. 7939, as amended; H.R. 8260, as amended; and S. 4205. (consideration: CR H7814-7822; text: CR H7821)
  12. Sep 15, 2022 · SenateReceived in the Senate, read twice.
  13. Dec 19, 2022Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  14. Dec 19, 2022 · SenatePassed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7282-7283)
  15. Dec 20, 2022 · SenateMessage on Senate action sent to the House.
  16. Dec 23, 2022Presented to President.
  17. Dec 23, 2022 · HousePresented to President.
  18. Dec 27, 2022Signed by President.
  19. Dec 27, 2022Signed by President.
  20. Dec 27, 2022Became Public Law No: 117-282.
  21. Dec 27, 2022Became Public Law No: 117-282.

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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 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 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.