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To designate the Federal building located at 300 Recinto Sur Street in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, as the “Jose V. Toledo United States Post Office and Courthouse”
To designate the Federal building located at 300 Recinto Sur Street in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, as the “Jose V. Toledo United States Post Office and Courthouse”
Act Details
To designate the Federal building located at 300 Recinto Sur Street in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, as the “Jose V. Toledo United States Post Office and Courthouse” was a proposal (now, a piece of legislation) introduced on 1999-02-03 in the House of Commons and Senate respectively of the 106 United States Congress by Carlos Romero-Barcelo in relation with: Commemorations, Congress, Congressional tributes, Courthouses, Federal office buildings, Government operations and politics, Law, Names, Postal facilities, Puerto Rico.
To designate the Federal building located at 300 Recinto Sur Street in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, as the “Jose V. Toledo United States Post Office and Courthouse” became law (1) in the United States on 1999-10-22. It was referred to the following Committee(s): (2)
House Transportation and Infrastructure (HSPW)
sub Subcommittee on Economic Development Public Buildings Hazardous Materials and Pipeline Transportation (sub 08)
Sponsor
Carlos Romero-Barcelo, Representative from
The proposal had the following cosponsors:
Kathryn Ann Bailey (kay) Hutchison, Republican, Senator, from Texas
Act Overview
- Number: 560 (3)
- Official Title as Introduced: To designate the Federal building located at 300 Recinto Sur Street in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, as the “Jose V. Toledo United States Post Office and Courthouse” (4)
- Date First Introduced: 1999-02-03
- Sponsor Name: Carlos Romero-Barcelo
- Assignment Process: See Committe Assignments (5)
- Latest Major Activity/Action: Enacted
- Date Enacted (signed, in general (6), by President): 1999-10-22
- Type: hr (7)
- Main Topic: Commemorations
- Related Bills: (8)
- Summary of To designate the Federal building located at 300 Recinto Sur Street in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, as the “Jose V. Toledo United States Post Office and Courthouse”: Govtrack. Authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress.
- Primary Source: Congress Website
Text of the To designate the Federal building located at 300 Recinto Sur Street in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, as the “Jose V. Toledo United States Post Office and Courthouse”
Designates the Federal building and U.S. courthouse located at the intersection of Comercio and San Justo Streets in San Juan Puerto Rico as the Jose V. Toledo Federal Building and United States Courthouse.
Analysis
No analysis (criticism, advocacy, etc.) about To designate the Federal building located at 300 Recinto Sur Street in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, as the “Jose V. Toledo United States Post Office and Courthouse” submitted yet.
Commemorations
Congress
Congressional tributes
Courthouses
Federal office buildings
Government operations and politics
Law
Names
Postal facilities
Puerto Rico
Bill Notes
- [Note 1] An Act (like To designate the Federal building located at 300 Recinto Sur Street in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, as the “Jose V. Toledo United States Post Office and Courthouse”) 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 Federal building located at 300 Recinto Sur Street in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, as the “Jose V. Toledo United States Post Office and Courthouse” 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 Federal building located at 300 Recinto Sur Street in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, as the “Jose V. Toledo United States Post Office and Courthouse”)
- [Note 4] To designate the Federal building located at 300 Recinto Sur Street in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, as the “Jose V. Toledo United States Post Office and Courthouse”. The current official title of a bill is always present, assigned at introduction (for example, in this case, on 1999-02-03) 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 Federal building located at 300 Recinto Sur Street in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, as the “Jose V. Toledo United States Post Office and Courthouse”, 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.