HR 1713
111th Congress
House
Government Operations and Politics
Congressional tributes
Department of Agriculture
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Members of Congress
Oklahoma
Postal service
To name the South Central Agricultural Research Laboratory of the Department of Agriculture in Lane, Oklahoma, and the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 310 North Perry Street in Bennington, Oklahoma, in honor of former Congressman Wesley "Wes" Watkins.
Introduced: March 25, 2009
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25 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 30, 2009
Became Public Law No: 111-101.
Nov 30, 2009
Signed by President.
Nov 20, 2009
Presented to President.
Nov 10, 2009
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Nov 9, 2009
Cleared for White House.
Nov 9, 2009
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S11300)
Nov 9, 2009
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S11300)
Nov 4, 2009
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 200.
Nov 4, 2009
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Lieberman without amendment. Without written report.
Nov 4, 2009
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Oct 19, 2009
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security.
Sep 17, 2009
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Sep 16, 2009
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sep 16, 2009
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H9591-9592)
Sep 16, 2009
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H9591-9592)
Sep 16, 2009
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1713.
Sep 16, 2009
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9591-9593)
Sep 16, 2009
Mr. Ellsworth moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Jul 10, 2009
Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
Jul 10, 2009
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Apr 28, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation, Credit, Energy, and Research.
Mar 25, 2009
Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform
Mar 25, 2009
Referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Mar 25, 2009
Referred to House Agriculture
Mar 25, 2009
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Designates: (1) the South Central Agricultural Research Laboratory of the Department of Agriculture in Lane, Oklahoma, as the "Wes Watkins Agricultural Research Laboratory"; and (2) the United States Postal Service facility located at 310 North Perry Street, Bennington, Oklahoma, as the "Wes Watkins Post Office."
What's happening now
Became Public Law No: 111-101.