H.R. 5985 · 118th Congress

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 517 Seagaze Drive in Oceanside, California, as the "Charlesetta Reece Allen Post Office Building".

Introduced on Oct 18, 2023 by Mike Levin (D-CA-49). 50 cosponsors, 11 of them from another party. Became Public Law 118-121.

Stage
Became law
Public Law 118-121
Introduced
Oct 18, 2023
Cosponsors
50
11 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

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

Summary

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Sponsor and cosponsors

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

Mike LevinD-CA-49Sponsor

Democrats · 39

Republicans · 11

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. Oct 18, 2023Introduced in House
  2. Oct 18, 2023Introduced in House
  3. Oct 25, 2023 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
  4. May 15, 2024 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  5. May 15, 2024 · HouseOrdered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
  6. Jun 3, 2024 · HouseMr. Grothman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  7. Jun 3, 2024 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3564-3565)
  8. Jun 3, 2024 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5985.
  9. Jun 3, 2024Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3564)
  10. Jun 3, 2024 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3564)
  11. Jun 3, 2024 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  12. Jun 4, 2024 · SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
  13. Jul 31, 2024 · SenateCommittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
  14. Aug 1, 2024Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters without amendment. Without written report.
  15. Aug 1, 2024 · SenateCommittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters without amendment. Without written report.
  16. Aug 1, 2024 · SenatePlaced on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 463.
  17. Nov 19, 2024Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  18. Nov 19, 2024 · SenatePassed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6626)
  19. Nov 20, 2024 · SenateMessage on Senate action sent to the House.
  20. Nov 21, 2024Presented to President.
  21. Nov 21, 2024 · HousePresented to President.
  22. Nov 25, 2024Signed by President.
  23. Nov 25, 2024Signed by President.
  24. Nov 25, 2024Became Public Law No: 118-121.
  25. Nov 25, 2024Became Public Law No: 118-121.

Committees

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Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

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  1. National Association for Music Education5 reports
    $30K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2023, 2024.

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 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 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.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.