A bill to designate the United States Courthouse located at the intersection of Uniondale Avenue and Hempstead Turnpike in Uniondale, New York, as the "John W. Wydler United States Courthouse".
Public Law 100-215 · S. 1642 · 100th Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Dec 24, 1987 · Commemorations
Sponsor: Sen. Alfonse D’Amato (R-NY)
Cosponsors (1): Sen. Daniel Moynihan
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateVoice vote
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Designates the United States Post Office located at 600 Franklin Avenue, Garden City, New York, as the John W. Wydler United States Post Office.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee · House · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Public Buildings and Grounds Subcommittee
Data notes
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 15 actions.
- Dec 24, 1987Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 100-215.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Dec 22, 1987PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Dec 19, 1987Resolving differencesResolving differences · Senate agreed to the House amendments by Voice Vote.
- Dec 18, 1987FloorFloor · Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- FloorFloor · Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.
- Dec 15, 1987CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
- Dec 10, 1987CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
- Nov 19, 1987CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Public Buildings and Grounds Subcommittee of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Public Buildings and Grounds Subcommittee of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by Public Buildings and Grounds Subcommittee of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
- Aug 20, 1987CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Public Buildings and Grounds Subcommittee of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
- Aug 7, 1987FloorFloor · Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Voice Vote.
- CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the Senate
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Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.