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A bill to designate the United States Post Office located at 304 West Commercial Avenue in Monterey, Tennessee, as the "J.E. 'Eddie' Russell Post Office".

Public Law 102-71 · S. 674 · 102nd Congress · began in the Senate

Signed by George H. W. Bush (R) on Jul 10, 1991 · Commemorations

Sponsor: Sen. Albert Gore (D-TN)

Cosponsors (1): Sen. James Sasser

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 building in Monterey, Tennessee, which houses the primary operations of the United States Postal Service, as the J.E. (Eddie) Russell 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. 14 actions.

  1. Jul 10, 1991Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 102-71.
  2. Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
  3. Jun 28, 1991PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
  4. Jun 26, 1991Resolving differencesResolving differences · Senate agreed to the House amendments by Voice Vote.
  5. Jun 24, 1991FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  6. FloorFloor · The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
  7. FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
  8. FloorFloor · Mr. McCloskey moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  9. Jun 12, 1991CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Post Office and Civil Service Committee
  10. CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from Postal Operations and Services Subcommittee of the House Post Office and Civil Service Committee
  11. Apr 23, 1991CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Postal Operations and Services Subcommittee of the House Post Office and Civil Service Committee
  12. Mar 19, 1991CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Post Office and Civil Service Committee
  13. Mar 14, 1991FloorFloor · Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Voice Vote.
  14. 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.