H.R. 700 · 117th Congress

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 303 East Mississippi Avenue in Elwood, Illinois, as the "Lawrence M. 'Larry' Walsh Sr. Post Office".

Introduced on Feb 2, 2021 by Bill Foster (D-IL-11). 17 cosponsors, 5 of them from another party. Became Public Law 117-231.

Stage
Became law
Public Law 117-231
Introduced
Feb 2, 2021
Cosponsors
17
5 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
  • Illinois
  • Postal service

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Public Law, Dec 19, 2022). Public domain.

This act designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 303 East Mississippi Avenue in Elwood, Illinois, as the Lawrence M. "Larry" Walsh Sr. Post Office.

Sponsor and cosponsors

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

Bill FosterD-IL-11Sponsor

Democrats · 12

Republicans · 5

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
    May 11, 2022· House· Passage· Passed 380–26

History

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  1. Feb 2, 2021Introduced in House
  2. Feb 2, 2021Introduced in House
  3. Feb 2, 2021 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
  4. Dec 2, 2021 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  5. Dec 2, 2021 · HouseOrdered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
  6. May 10, 2022 · HouseMrs. Maloney, Carolyn B. moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  7. May 10, 2022 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4784-4785)
  8. May 10, 2022 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 700.
  9. May 10, 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. May 11, 2022 · HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4842-4843)
  11. May 11, 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): 380 - 26, 1 Present (Roll no. 165).House · Roll call 165
  12. May 11, 2022 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 380 - 26, 1 Present (Roll no. 165). (text: 05/10/2022 CR H4784-4785)House · Roll call 165
  13. May 11, 2022 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  14. May 12, 2022 · SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
  15. Aug 3, 2022 · SenateCommittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
  16. Aug 4, 2022Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters without amendment. Without written report.
  17. Aug 4, 2022 · SenateCommittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters without amendment. Without written report.
  18. Aug 4, 2022 · SenatePlaced on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 471.
  19. Dec 6, 2022Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  20. Dec 6, 2022 · SenatePassed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7008-7009)
  21. Dec 7, 2022 · SenateMessage on Senate action sent to the House.
  22. Dec 16, 2022Presented to President.
  23. Dec 16, 2022 · HousePresented to President.
  24. Dec 19, 2022Signed by President.
  25. Dec 19, 2022Signed by President.
  26. Dec 19, 2022Became Public Law No: 117-231.
  27. Dec 19, 2022Became Public Law No: 117-231.

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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.