United States · Bill · HR
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".
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
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
19 June 2009
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Source: IntroReferral
19 June 2009
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1513)
Source: IntroReferral
19 June 2009
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
19 June 2009
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
10 July 2009
Reported
Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
Source: Committee
10 July 2009
Committee
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Source: Committee
22 September 2009
Passed
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Source: Floor
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
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
22 September 2009
Floor
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9766-9767)
Source: Floor
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
22 September 2009
Floor
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2971.
Source: Floor
22 September 2009
Floor
Mr. Lynch moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Source: Floor
23 September 2009
Introduced
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Source: IntroReferral
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
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Referred in Senate · 23 September 2009 · Official file
- Engrossed in House · 22 September 2009 · Official file
- Introduced in House · 19 June 2009 · Official file
Documents
7 official files
Referred in Senate (text)
Referred in Senate (text)
Referred in Senate · EN · 23 September 2009
Referred in Senate (PDF)
Referred in Senate · EN · 23 September 2009
Engrossed in House (text)
Engrossed in House · EN · 22 September 2009
Engrossed in House (PDF)
Engrossed in House · EN · 22 September 2009
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 19 June 2009
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 19 June 2009
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 19 June 2009
Sponsors
- Earl Blumenauer · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Wu, David [D-OR-1] · D · Sponsor
- PETER DEFAZIO · D · Sponsor
- GREG WALDEN · R · Sponsor
- Kurt Schrader · D · Sponsor
- · ssga00 · Standing
- · hsgo00 · Standing
Related records
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/2971
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/2971
- us · 111-hr-2971 · source updated 28 November 2025