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A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1915 Fulton Street in Brooklyn, New York, as the "Congresswoman Shirley A. Chisholm Post Office Building".

Introduced: March 9, 2005 Introduced by: Schumer, Charles E. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 2, 2005
Became Public Law No: 109-50.
Aug 2, 2005
Signed by President.
Jul 29, 2005
Presented to President.
Jul 25, 2005
Cleared for White House.
Jul 25, 2005
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jul 25, 2005
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6395)
Jul 25, 2005
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H6395)
Jul 25, 2005
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 571.
Jul 25, 2005
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6395-6397)
Jul 25, 2005
Mr. Issa moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Jun 29, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
Jun 29, 2005
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Jun 29, 2005
Received in the House.
Jun 29, 2005
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S7550-7551)
Jun 29, 2005
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S7550-7551)
Jun 29, 2005
Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7550-7551)
Jun 29, 2005
Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S7550-7551)
Jun 22, 2005
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Mar 9, 2005
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Mar 9, 2005
Introduced in Senate
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(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1915 Fulton Street in Brooklyn, New York, as the "Congresswoman Shirley A. Chisholm Post Office Building."

What's happening now August 2, 2005

Became Public Law No: 109-50.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1209 Related bill To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1915 Fulton Street in Brooklyn, New York, as t…
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 571: A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1915 Fulton Street in Brooklyn, New York, as the "Congresswoman Shirley A. Chisholm Post Office Building".. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-571/
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"S. 571: A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1915 Fulton Street in Brooklyn, New York, as the "Congresswoman Shirley A. Chisholm Post Office Building".." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-571/.
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S. 571, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-571/.
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