A bill to designate the United States Post Office building located in Brewer, Maine, as the "Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain Post Office Building", and for other purposes.
Public Law 104-281 · S. 2153 · 104th Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by Bill Clinton (D) on Oct 9, 1996 · Commemorations
Sponsor: Sen. William Cohen (R-ME)
Cosponsors: None
Passage votes
- HouseUnanimous consent
- SenateUnanimous consent
Data notes
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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 22 Parkway South, Brewer, Maine, as the Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain Post Office Building.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 11 actions.
- Oct 9, 1996Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 104-281.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Oct 2, 1996PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Sep 29, 1996CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from House Oversight and Government Reform Committee
- Sep 28, 1996FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · On passage Passed without objection.
- FloorFloor · Considered by unanimous consent.
- FloorFloor · Mr. McHugh asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
- FloorFloor · Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform 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.