NONPARTISAN · SOURCED FROM CONGRESS.GOV, OPENFEC, SENATE & HOUSE CLERKS · UPDATED REGULARLY
118th Congress · House bill · Last action Jan 2, 2025
BillsGovernment Operations and PoliticsH.R. 6983Congress.gov ↗
H.R. 6983Signed Into LawGovernment Operations and Politics

Republicans rename Lakeland postal facility for Nell Patten Roquemore.

Sponsor: Rep. Scott, Austin (R-GA)13 cosponsorsIntroduced Jan 11, 2024
In plain English

A plain-English summary isn’t available for this bill yet.

Where it is in the process

Introduced
Jan 11
House committee
Feb 6
House floor
Jun 3
Senate
Dec 19
Signed
Public law
What happens next: Signed into law. Now in force.

Floor votes

House · Roll 234
Recorded Jun 3, 2024
See full roll call →
No Senate floor vote recorded yet.

Sponsor

Cosponsors (13)

ER
SR
AR
HR
NR
RR
LR
+6
5 Democrats, 8 Republicans (of 13 shown).

Activity timeline

Jan 2
Jan 2, 2025
Became Public Law No: 118-224.
Jan 2
Jan 2, 2025
Became Public Law No: 118-224.
Jan 2
Jan 2, 2025
Signed by President.
Jan 2
Jan 2, 2025
Signed by President.
Dec 27
Dec 27, 2024
Presented to President.
Dec 27
Dec 27, 2024
Presented to President.
Dec 20
Dec 20, 2024
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Dec 19
Dec 19, 2024
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7199)
Dec 19
Dec 19, 2024
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Sep 25
Sep 25, 2024
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 538.
Read the bill text
Official text via Congress.gov. Opens in a new tab.
Read full text →

Full action log

All 27 recorded actions since introduction · Source: Congress.gov
2025
Jan 2
Became Public Law No: 118-224.
Jan 2
Became Public Law No: 118-224.
Jan 2
Signed by President.
Jan 2
Signed by President.
2024
Dec 27
HOUSEPresented to President.
Dec 27
Presented to President.
Dec 20
SENATEMessage on Senate action sent to the House.
Dec 19
SENATEPassed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7199)
Dec 19
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Sep 25
SENATEPlaced on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 538.
Sep 25
SENATECommittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters without amendment. Without written report.
Sep 25
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Peters without amendment. Without written report.
Sep 25
SENATECommittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Jun 4
SENATEReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Jun 3
HOUSEMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jun 3
HOUSEOn 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)
Jun 3
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)
Jun 3
HOUSEConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3569-3570)
Jun 3
HOUSEAt 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.
Jun 3
HOUSEDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6983.
Jun 3
HOUSEConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3556)
Jun 3
HOUSEMr. Grothman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Feb 6
HOUSEOrdered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Feb 6
HOUSECommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Jan 11
HOUSEReferred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
Jan 11
Introduced in House
Jan 11
Introduced in House

All 13 cosponsors

5 Democrats · 8 Republicans
Democrats (5)
Republicans (8)
Ferguson, A. Drew, IVGA-03
Greene, Marjorie TaylorGA-14

In the news

Democrats target data centers’ energy, water use - E&E News by POLITICO
Comer Secures $750,000 in Funding for Critical Water Infrastructure Improvements in Hopkins County - Congressman James Comer (.gov)
Chance of 8th term increases as Rep. Andy Harris secures projected MD District 1 win - WBAL News Radio
Track this bill
Get an alert when it moves to the next stage or gets a vote.
Share
Embed this tracker on your site
Paste this HTML into your blog post or website to show a live tracker for this bill.
The embedded card updates automatically as the bill progresses. Preview →