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To designate the Post Office building located at 401 E. South Street in Jackson, Mississippi, as the "Medgar Wiley Evers Post Office".

Public Law 103-265 · H.R. 3863 · 103rd Congress · began in the House

Signed by Bill Clinton (D) on Jun 10, 1994 · Commemorations

Sponsor: Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS-2)

Cosponsors (9): Rep. Louis Stokes,

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. Post Office building located at 401 E. South Street in Jackson, Mississippi, as the Medgar Wiley Evers Post Office.

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. 12 actions.

  1. Jun 10, 1994Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 103-265.
  2. Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
  3. Jun 7, 1994PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
  4. May 25, 1994FloorFloor · Received in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Voice Vote.
  5. May 23, 1994FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  6. FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
  7. FloorFloor · Ms. Collins (MI) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  8. May 11, 1994CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Post Office and Civil Service Committee
  9. CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from Postal Operations and Services Subcommittee of the House Post Office and Civil Service Committee
  10. Feb 16, 1994CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Postal Operations and Services Subcommittee of the House Post Office and Civil Service Committee
  11. Feb 10, 1994CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Post Office and Civil Service Committee
  12. 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.