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To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 301 Green Street in Fayetteville, North Carolina, as the “J.L. Dawkins Post Office Building”
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 301 Green Street in Fayetteville, North Carolina, as the “J.L. Dawkins Post Office Building”
Act Details
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 301 Green Street in Fayetteville, North Carolina, as the “J.L. Dawkins Post Office Building” was a proposal (now, a piece of legislation) introduced on 2000-06-14 in the House of Commons and Senate respectively of the 106 United States Congress by Robert (robin) Hayes in relation with: Commemorations, Congress, Congressional tributes, Government operations and politics, Names, North Carolina, Postal facilities.
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 301 Green Street in Fayetteville, North Carolina, as the “J.L. Dawkins Post Office Building” became law (1) in the United States on 2000-10-19. It was referred to the following Committee(s): (2)
House Government Reform (HSGO)
sub Subcommittee on Postal Service (sub 11)
Senate Governmental Affairs (SSGA)
Sponsor
Robert (robin) Hayes, Republican, Representative from North Carolina, district 8
The proposal had the following cosponsors:
Cass Ballenger, Republican, Representative, from North Carolina, district 10
Richard Burr, Senator, from North Carolina, district 5
Eva M. Clayton, Democrat, Representative, from North Carolina, district 1
Howard Coble, Republican, Representative, from North Carolina, district 6
Bobby R. Etheridge, Democrat, Representative, from North Carolina, district 2
Walter Beaman Jones, Democrat, Representative, from North Carolina, district 3
Mike Mcintyre, Democrat, Representative, from North Carolina, district 7
Sue Myrick, Representative, from North Carolina, district 9
David Eugene Price, Democrat, Representative, from North Carolina, district 4
Charles Hart Taylor, Republican, Representative, from North Carolina, district 11
Melvin L. Watt, Democrat, Representative, from North Carolina, district 12
Act Overview
- Number: 4658 (3)
- Official Title as Introduced: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 301 Green Street in Fayetteville, North Carolina, as the “J.L. Dawkins Post Office Building” (4)
- Date First Introduced: 2000-06-14
- Sponsor Name: Melvin L. Watt
- Assignment Process: See Committe Assignments (5)
- Latest Major Activity/Action: Enacted
- Date Enacted (signed, in general (6), by President): 2000-10-19
- Type: hr (7)
- Main Topic: Commemorations
- Related Bills: (8)
- Summary of To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 301 Green Street in Fayetteville, North Carolina, as the “J.L. Dawkins Post Office Building”: Govtrack. Authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress.
- Primary Source: Congress Website
Text of the To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 301 Green Street in Fayetteville, North Carolina, as the “J.L. Dawkins Post Office Building”
Designates the U.S. Postal Service facility located at 301 Green Street in Fayetteville North Carolina as the J.L. Dawkins Post Office Building.
Analysis
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Commemorations
Congress
Congressional tributes
Government operations and politics
Names
North Carolina
Postal facilities
Bill Notes
- [Note 1] An Act (like To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 301 Green Street in Fayetteville, North Carolina, as the “J.L. Dawkins Post Office Building”) or a resolution cannot become a law in the United States until it has been approved (passed) in identical form by both the House of Representatives and the Senate, as well as signed by the President (but see (5)). If the two bodys of the Congress versions of a bill are not identical, one of the bodies might decide to take a further vote to adopt the bill (see more about the Congress process here). An Act may be pass in identical form with or without amendments and with or without conference. (see more about Enrollment).
- [Note 2] Proposals are referred to committees for preliminary consideration, then debated, amended, and passed (or rejected) by the full House or Senate. To prevent endless shuttling of bills between the House and Senate, bills like To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 301 Green Street in Fayetteville, North Carolina, as the “J.L. Dawkins Post Office Building” are referred to joint committees made up of members of both houses.
- [Note 3] For more information regarding this legislative proposal, go to THOMAS, select “Bill Number,” search on (To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 301 Green Street in Fayetteville, North Carolina, as the “J.L. Dawkins Post Office Building”)
- [Note 4] To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 301 Green Street in Fayetteville, North Carolina, as the “J.L. Dawkins Post Office Building”. The current official title of a bill is always present, assigned at introduction (for example, in this case, on 2000-06-14) and can be revised any time. This type of titles are sentences.
- [Note 5] The Act is referred to the appropriate committee by the Speaker of any of the two Houses. Bills are placed on the calendar of the committee to which they have been assigned. See Assignment Process.
- [Note 6] Regarding exceptions to President´s approval, a bill that is not signed (returned unsigned) by the President can still become law if at lest two thirds of each of the two bodys of the Congress votes to pass it, which is an infrequent case. See also Presidential Veto.
- [Note 7] Legislative Proposal types can be: hr, hres, hjres, hconres, s, sres, sjres, sconres. An Act originating in the Senate is designated by the letter “S”, and a bill originating from the House of Representatives begins with “H.R.”, followed, in both cases, by its individual number which it retains throughout all its parliamentary process.
- [Note 8] For information regarding related bill/s to To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 301 Green Street in Fayetteville, North Carolina, as the “J.L. Dawkins Post Office Building”, go to THOMAS.
Further Reading
- “How our laws are made”, Edward F Willett; Jack Brooks, Washington, U.S. G.P.O.
- “To make all laws : the Congress of the United States, 1789-1989”, James H Hutson- Washington, Library of Congress.
- “Bills introduced and laws enacted: selected legislative statistics, 1947-1990”, Rozanne M Barry; Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.