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H.R. 2971 (111th)

To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 630 Northeast Killingsworth Avenue in Portland, Oregon, as the "Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Post Office".

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Introduced

19 June 2009

Last action

19 October 2009 · Referred

Status

Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security.

Sponsors

Earl Blumenauer, Rep. Wu, David [D-OR-1], PETER DEFAZIO, GREG WALDEN, Kurt Schrader

Subjects

Postal service

Source updated

28 November 2025

Postal service

Summary

Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 630 Northeast Killingsworth Avenue in Portland, Oregon, as the "Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Post Office."

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Timeline

  1. 19 June 2009

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 19 June 2009

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1513)

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 19 June 2009

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 19 June 2009

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  5. 10 July 2009

    Reported

    Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.

    Source: Committee

  6. 10 July 2009

    Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Source: Committee

  7. 22 September 2009

    Passed

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

    Source: Floor

  8. 22 September 2009

    Vote

    On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 411 - 0 (Roll no. 721). (text: CR H9766)

    Source: Floor

  9. 22 September 2009

    Vote

    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): 411 - 0 (Roll no. 721).(text: CR H9766)

    Source: Floor

  10. 22 September 2009

    Floor

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9766-9767)

    Source: Floor

  11. 22 September 2009

    Vote

    At 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.

    Source: Floor

  12. 22 September 2009

    Floor

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2971.

    Source: Floor

  13. 22 September 2009

    Floor

    Mr. Lynch moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.

    Source: Floor

  14. 23 September 2009

    Introduced

    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

    Source: IntroReferral

  15. 19 October 2009

    Referred

    Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security.

    Source: Committee

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