Bill Sponsor
House Bill 6983
118th Congress(2023-2024)
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 15 South Valdosta Road in Lakeland, Georgia, as the "Nell Patten Roquemore Post Office".
Active
Active
Passed House on Jun 3, 2024
Overview
Text
Introduced
Jan 11, 2024
Latest Action
Jun 4, 2024
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
6983
Congress
118
Policy Area
Government Operations and Politics
Government Operations and Politics
Primary focus of measure is government administration, including agency organization, contracting, facilities and property, information management and services; rulemaking and administrative law; elections and political activities; government employees and officials; Presidents; ethics and public participation; postal service. Measures concerning agency appropriations and the budget process may fall under Economics and Public Finance policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
House Votes (1)
Senate Votes (0)
checkPassed on June 3, 2024
Question
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
Status
Passed
Type
Roll Call Vote
Roll Call Vote
A vote that records the individual position of each Member who voted. Such votes occurring on the House floor (by the "yeas and nays" or by "recorded vote") are taken by electronic device. The Senate has no electronic voting system; in such votes, Senators answer "yea" or "nay" as the clerk calls each name aloud. Each vote is compiled by clerks and receives a roll call number (referenced in Congress.gov as a "Record Vote" [Senate] or "Roll no." [House]).
Roll Call Type
2/3 Yea-And-Nay
Roll Number
234
House Roll Call Votes
Summary
Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 15 South Valdosta Road in Lakeland, Georgia, as the "Nell Patten Roquemore Post Office."
Text (2)
June 3, 2024
January 11, 2024
Actions (13)
06/04/2024
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
06/03/2024
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
06/03/2024
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 369 - 2, 2 Present (Roll no. 234).
06/03/2024
Passed/agreed to in House On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 369 - 2, 2 Present (Roll no. 234). (text: CR H3556)
06/03/2024
Considered as unfinished business.
06/03/2024
At 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.
06/03/2024
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6983.
06/03/2024
Considered under suspension of the rules.
06/03/2024
Mr. Grothman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
02/06/2024
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
02/06/2024
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
01/11/2024
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
01/11/2024
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jun 5, 2024 10:56:34 AM