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To designate the United States Post Office located at 3813 Main Street in East Chicago, Indiana, as the "Corporal Harold Gomez Post Office".

To designate the United States Post Office located at 3813 Main Street in East Chicago, Indiana, as the ``Corporal Harold Gomez Post Office''.

Introduced Sep 23, 1998

Latest action (Oct 13, 1998) Referred to the Subcommittee on Postal Service.

Referred to
Oversight and Government Reform Committee Postal Service Subcommittee
Policy area
Commemorations
Legislative subjects (6)
CongressCongressional tributesGovernment Operations and PoliticsIndianaNamesPostal facilities

Summary

This bill designates the United States Post Office located at 3813 Main Street in East Chicago, Indiana as the "Corporal Harold Gomez Post Office". All federal laws, maps, regulations, documents, and records that reference the post office shall be updated to use the new designation. The designation honors Corporal Harold Gomez through the naming of the postal facility.

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill text — neutral, and may be imperfect. See the full text below for the exact wording.

Sponsor (1)
9 cosponsors

Actions (11)
  1. Oct 13, 1998 Referred to the Subcommittee on Postal Service. · house
  2. Oct 8, 1998 Received in the Senate. · senate
  3. Oct 7, 1998 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. · house
  4. Oct 7, 1998 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 425 - 0 (Roll No. 491). · house
  5. Oct 7, 1998 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): 425 - 0 (Roll No. 491).
  6. Oct 7, 1998 At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 5, rule I, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed. · house
  7. Oct 7, 1998 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate. · house
  8. Oct 7, 1998 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9937, H9939-9940) · house
  9. Oct 7, 1998 Mr. McHugh moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. · house
  10. Sep 23, 1998 Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight. · house
  11. Sep 23, 1998 Introduced in House

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Full text

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

September 23, 1998

Mr. Visclosky (for himself, Mr. Souder, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Pease, Mr. Roemer, Ms. Carson, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Buyer, and Mr. Hostettler) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight

A BILL

To designate the United States Post Office located at 3813 Main Street in East Chicago, Indiana, as the “Corporal Harold Gomez Post Office”.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.

The United States Post Office located at 3813 Main Street in East Chicago, Indiana, shall be known and designated as the “Corporal Harold Gomez Post Office”.

SEC. 2. REFERENCES.

Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the post office referred to in section 1 shall be deemed to be a reference to the “Corporal Harold Gomez Post Office”. <all>

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