HR 1988
115th Congress
House
Government Operations and Politics
California
Congressional tributes
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Music
Performing arts
Postal service
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1730 18th Street in Bakersfield, California, as the "Merle Haggard Post Office Building".
Everywhere this bill has been
18 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 20, 2018
Became Public Law No: 115-140.
Mar 20, 2018
Signed by President.
Mar 13, 2018
Presented to President.
Mar 8, 2018
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Mar 7, 2018
Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S1525-1527)
Mar 7, 2018
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.(consideration: CR S1525-1527)
Feb 15, 2018
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 319.
Feb 15, 2018
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson without amendment. Without written report.
Feb 14, 2018
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Jul 12, 2017
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Jul 11, 2017
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jul 11, 2017
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5402)
Jul 11, 2017
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H5402)
Jul 11, 2017
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1988.
Jul 11, 2017
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5402-5403)
Jul 11, 2017
Mr. DeSantis moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Apr 6, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Apr 6, 2017
Introduced in House
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Plain-English summary
Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1730 18th Street in Bakersfield, California, as the "Merle Haggard Post Office Building."
What's happening now
Became Public Law No: 115-140.
Bill text
6 versions
- Engrossed in House Formatted Text PDF Formatted XML
- Enrolled Bill Formatted Text PDF Formatted XML
- Introduced in House Formatted Text PDF Formatted XML
- Public Law Formatted Text PDF United States Legislative Markup
- Referred in Senate Formatted Text PDF Formatted XML
- Reported to Senate Formatted Text PDF Formatted XML
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
35
D
Khanna, Ro
D
Aguilar, Pete
D
Bera, Ami
D
Matsui, Doris O.
D
Ruiz, Raul
D
Sánchez, Linda T.
D
Barragán, Nanette Diaz
D
Chu, Judy
D
Panetta, Jimmy
D
Lofgren, Zoe
D
Sherman, Brad
Denham, Jeff
D
Peters, Scott H.
D
Carbajal, Salud O.
D
Lieu, Ted
D
Brownley, Julia
D
Schiff, Adam B.
R
Calvert, Ken
R
McClintock, Tom
R
Valadao, David G.
D
Correa, J. Luis
D
Costa, Jim
D
Garamendi, John
Hunter, Duncan
R
Issa, Darrell
Knight, Stephen
Nunes, Devin
ROHRABACHER, DANA
ROYCE, ED
D
Takano, Mark
D
Thompson, Mike
D
Torres, Norma J.
D
Vargas, Juan
Walters, Mimi
D
Waters, Maxine
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1988: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1730 18th Street in Bakersfield, California, as the "Merle Haggard Post Office Building".. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1988/
"H.R. 1988: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1730 18th Street in Bakersfield, California, as the "Merle Haggard Post Office Building".." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1988/.
H.R. 1988, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1988/.
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