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HR 2116 105th Congress House Commemorations Congress Congressional tributes Government Operations and Politics Names New Jersey Postal facilities

To designate the post office located at 194 Ward Street, in Paterson, New Jersey, as the "Larry Doby Post Office.''

Introduced: July 8, 1997 See on congress.gov
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Jul 11, 1997
Referred to the Subcommittee on Postal Service.
Jul 8, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
Jul 8, 1997
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Designates the post office located at 194 Ward Street in Patterson, New Jersey as the Larry Doby Post Office.

What's happening now July 11, 1997

Referred to the Subcommittee on Postal Service.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 5 Republican 1
D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Sep 30, 1997
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Sep 30, 1997
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jul 28, 1997
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Jul 16, 1997
Sanford, Mark
· Jul 16, 1997
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Jul 16, 1997
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Jul 15, 1997
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2116: To designate the post office located at 194 Ward Street, in Paterson, New Jersey, as the "Larry Doby Post Office.''. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2116/
MLA
"H.R. 2116: To designate the post office located at 194 Ward Street, in Paterson, New Jersey, as the "Larry Doby Post Office.''." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2116/.
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H.R. 2116, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2116/.
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