To designate the general mail facility of the United States Postal Service in Gulfport, Mississippi, as the "Larkin I. Smith General Mail Facility" and the facility of the United States Postal Service in Poplarville, Mississippi, as the "Larkin I. Smith Post Office".
Public Law 102-437 · H.R. 4539 · 102nd Congress · began in the House
Signed by George H. W. Bush (R) on Oct 23, 1992 · Commemorations
Sponsor: Rep. Gene Taylor (D-MS-5)
Cosponsors (34): Rep. Jamie Whitten, Rep. Sonny Montgomery,
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 U.S. Postal Service general mail facility located at 1110 Highway 49 in Gulfport, Mississippi, as the Larkin I. Smith General Mail Facility, and the building at 301 South Main Street in Poplarville, Mississippi, as the Larkin I. Smith Post Office Building.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Post Office and Civil Service Committee · House · markup by, referred toSubcommittee: Postal Operations and Services Subcommittee
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 16 actions.
- Oct 23, 1992Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 102-437.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Oct 19, 1992PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Oct 5, 1992FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
- Sep 18, 1992CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
- Sep 16, 1992CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
- Aug 5, 1992CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
- Aug 4, 1992FloorFloor · The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
- FloorFloor · Mr. McCloskey moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Jul 1, 1992CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Post Office and Civil Service Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from Postal Operations and Services Subcommittee of the House Post Office and Civil Service Committee
- Mar 24, 1992CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Postal Operations and Services Subcommittee of the House Post Office and Civil Service Committee
- Mar 20, 1992CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Post Office and Civil Service Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House
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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.