H.R. 767 · 117th Congress

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 40 Fulton Street in Middletown, New York, as the "Benjamin A. Gilman Post Office Building".

Introduced on Feb 3, 2021 by Sean Patrick Maloney (D-NY-18). 26 cosponsors, 8 of them from another party. Became Public Law 117-156.

Stage
Became law
Public Law 117-156
Introduced
Feb 3, 2021
Cosponsors
26
8 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
  • House of Representatives
  • Members of Congress
  • New York State
  • Postal service

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Public Law, Jun 24, 2022). Public domain.

This bill designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 40 Fulton Street in Middletown, New York, as the Benjamin A. Gilman Post Office Building.

Sponsor and cosponsors

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

Sean Patrick MaloneyD-NY-18Sponsor

Democrats · 18

Republicans · 8

Roll calls

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No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

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  1. Feb 3, 2021Introduced in House
  2. Feb 3, 2021Introduced in House
  3. Feb 3, 2021 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
  4. Apr 14, 2021 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  5. Apr 14, 2021 · HouseOrdered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
  6. Oct 20, 2021 · HouseMrs. Maloney, Carolyn B. moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  7. Oct 20, 2021 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5693)
  8. Oct 20, 2021 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 767.
  9. Oct 20, 2021Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H5693)
  10. Oct 20, 2021 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5693)
  11. Oct 20, 2021 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  12. Oct 21, 2021 · SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
  13. Dec 15, 2021 · SenateCommittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
  14. Dec 16, 2021Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters without amendment. Without written report.
  15. Dec 16, 2021 · SenateCommittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters without amendment. Without written report.
  16. Dec 16, 2021 · SenatePlaced on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 185.
  17. May 25, 2022Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  18. May 25, 2022 · SenatePassed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2679)
  19. May 25, 2022 · SenateMessage on Senate action sent to the House.
  20. Jun 22, 2022Presented to President.
  21. Jun 22, 2022 · HousePresented to President.
  22. Jun 24, 2022Signed by President.
  23. Jun 24, 2022Signed by President.
  24. Jun 24, 2022Became Public Law No: 117-156.
  25. Jun 24, 2022Became Public Law No: 117-156.

Committees

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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 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.