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To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 410 South Jackson Road in Edinburg, Texas, as the "Dr. Miguel A. Nevarez Post Office Building".

Public Law 108-261 · H.R. 4299 · 108th Congress · began in the House

Signed by George W. Bush (R) on Jun 25, 2004 · Commemorations

Sponsor: Rep. Rubén Hinojosa (D-TX-15)

Cosponsors (31): Rep. Nick Lampson,

Passage votesYeaNay

  • HouseRecorded vote: 405 yea, 0 nay405–0
  • SenateUnanimous consent
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The final version of the law, as each chamber passed it. A chamber that passed it by voice vote or unanimous consent has no count. “Method not stated” means the record does not say how the chamber voted. Where the record has a member-by-member vote, the “Who voted for it” section shows who voted yea.

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Summary

The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.

Designates the U.S. Postal Service facility located at 410 South Jackson Road in Edinburg, Texas, as the Dr. Miguel A. Nevarez Post Office Building.

Who voted for it

Every House member of the 108th Congress on the ideology compass. Highlighted: the 405 who voted yea on final passage. Faded: everyone else, including those who voted nay, did not vote, or had not yet taken office.

405 yea0 nay29 present or did not vote

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Democrats who voted yea(189)

  • Rep. John ConyersD-MI-14
  • Rep. Jim McDermottD-WA-7
  • Rep. Maxine WatersD-CA-35
  • Rep. Barbara LeeD-CA-9
  • Rep. Bob FilnerD-CA-51
  • Rep. Jan SchakowskyD-IL-9
  • Rep. John LewisD-GA-5
  • Rep. Lynn WoolseyD-CA-6
  • Rep. George MillerD-CA-7
  • Rep. Michael CapuanoD-MA-8
  • Rep. Raúl GrijalvaD-AZ-7
  • Rep. John OlverD-MA-1
  • Rep. Alcee HastingsD-FL-23
  • Rep. James OberstarD-MN-8
  • Rep. Donald PayneD-NJ-10
  • Rep. Jesse JacksonD-IL-2
  • Rep. Maurice HincheyD-NY-22
  • Rep. Tammy BaldwinD-WI-2
  • Rep. Jim McGovernD-MA-3
  • Rep. John TierneyD-MA-6
  • Rep. Major OwensD-NY-11
  • Rep. Barney FrankD-MA-4
  • Rep. Ed MarkeyD-MA-7
  • Rep. Diane WatsonD-CA-33
  • Rep. Nydia VelázquezD-NY-12
  • Rep. Stephanie JonesD-OH-11
  • Rep. Ed TownsD-NY-10
  • Rep. Hilda SolisD-CA-32
  • Rep. Wm. ClayD-MO-1
  • Rep. Mel WattD-NC-12
  • Rep. Bernie SandersD-VT
  • Rep. Mike HondaD-CA-15
  • Rep. Peter DeFazioD-OR-4
  • Rep. Sam FarrD-CA-17
  • Rep. Linda SánchezD-CA-39
  • Rep. Bill DelahuntD-MA-10
  • Rep. Jerrold NadlerD-NY-8
  • Rep. Danny DavisD-IL-7
  • Rep. Louise SlaughterD-NY-28
  • Rep. Julia CarsonD-IN-7
  • Rep. Carolyn KilpatrickD-MI-13
  • Rep. Bennie ThompsonD-MS-2
  • Rep. Henry WaxmanD-CA-30
  • Rep. Lloyd DoggettD-TX-10
  • Rep. Sherrod BrownD-OH-13
  • Rep. Sheila Jackson LeeD-TX-18
  • Rep. Charlie RangelD-NY-15
  • Rep. Nancy PelosiD-CA-8
  • Rep. Luis GutiérrezD-IL-4
  • Rep. Bobby RushD-IL-1
  • Rep. Rush HoltD-NJ-12
  • Rep. Xavier BecerraD-CA-31
  • Rep. Tom UdallD-NM-3
  • Rep. Bobby ScottD-VA-3
  • Rep. Martin SaboD-MN-5
  • Rep. Lane EvansD-IL-17
  • Rep. Eddie JohnsonD-TX-30
  • Rep. Rosa DeLauroD-CT-3
  • Rep. Frank PalloneD-NJ-6
  • Rep. José SerranoD-NY-16
  • Rep. Ed PastorD-AZ-4
  • Rep. Frank BallanceD-NC-1
  • Rep. Elijah CummingsD-MD-7
  • Rep. Diana DeGetteD-CO-1
  • Rep. Jerry KleczkaD-WI-4
  • Rep. Chaka FattahD-PA-2
  • Rep. Grace NapolitanoD-CA-38
  • Rep. Lucille Roybal-AllardD-CA-34
  • Rep. Jim ClyburnD-SC-6
  • Rep. Juanita Millender-McDonaldD-CA-37
  • Rep. John LarsonD-CT-1
  • Rep. Zoe LofgrenD-CA-16
  • Rep. Earl BlumenauerD-OR-3
  • Rep. Lois CappsD-CA-23
  • Rep. Richard NealD-MA-2
  • Rep. Dave ObeyD-WI-7
  • Rep. Marcy KapturD-OH-9
  • Rep. Patrick KennedyD-RI-1
  • Rep. Tom AllenD-ME-1
  • Rep. Betty McCollumD-MN-4
  • Rep. Mark UdallD-CO-2
  • Rep. Robert BradyD-PA-1
  • Rep. Gary AckermanD-NY-5
  • Rep. Marty MeehanD-MA-5
  • Rep. Tim RyanD-OH-17
  • Rep. Robert WexlerD-FL-19
  • Rep. Chris Van HollenD-MD-8
  • Rep. Anthony WeinerD-NY-9
  • Rep. Brad ShermanD-CA-27
  • Rep. Karen McCarthyD-MO-5
  • Rep. Brian BairdD-WA-3
  • Rep. Anna EshooD-CA-14
  • Rep. Neil AbercrombieD-HI-1
  • Rep. Loretta SanchezD-CA-47
  • Rep. Tom LantosD-CA-12
  • Rep. Robert MatsuiD-CA-5
  • Rep. Rahm EmanuelD-IL-5
  • Rep. William JeffersonD-LA-2
  • Rep. Howard BermanD-CA-28
  • Rep. Rob AndrewsD-NJ-1
  • Rep. Kendrick MeekD-FL-17
  • Rep. Jay InsleeD-WA-1
  • Rep. Eliot EngelD-NY-17
  • Rep. Mike ThompsonD-CA-1
  • Rep. Rick LarsenD-WA-2
  • Rep. Ciro RodriguezD-TX-28
  • Rep. Gregory MeeksD-NY-6
  • Rep. Dick GephardtD-MO-3
  • Rep. Dale KildeeD-MI-5
  • Rep. Denise MajetteD-GA-4
  • Rep. Jim LangevinD-RI-2
  • Rep. Bill PascrellD-NJ-8
  • Rep. Steny HoyerD-MD-5
  • Rep. Sander LevinD-MI-12
  • Rep. Timothy BishopD-NY-1
  • Rep. Brad MillerD-NC-13
  • Rep. Steven RothmanD-NJ-9
  • Rep. Bob MenendezD-NJ-13
  • Rep. Joe CrowleyD-NY-7
  • Rep. Harold FordD-TN-9
  • Rep. Adam SchiffD-CA-29
  • Rep. Chris BellD-TX-25
  • Rep. Nita LoweyD-NY-18
  • Rep. Michael DoyleD-PA-14
  • Rep. Peter DeutschD-FL-20
  • Rep. Nick RahallD-WV-3
  • Rep. Gene GreenD-TX-29
  • Rep. Nick LampsonD-TX-9
  • Rep. Shelley BerkleyD-NV-1
  • Rep. Stephen LynchD-MA-9
  • Rep. Ellen TauscherD-CA-10
  • Rep. David WuD-OR-1
  • Rep. Joe BacaD-CA-43
  • Rep. Marion BerryD-AR-1
  • Rep. Jerry CostelloD-IL-12
  • Rep. Susan DavisD-CA-53
  • Rep. Albert WynnD-MD-4
  • Rep. Benjamin CardinD-MD-3
  • Rep. Carolyn McCarthyD-NY-4
  • Rep. Michael MichaudD-ME-2
  • Rep. Paul KanjorskiD-PA-11
  • Rep. Martin FrostD-TX-24
  • Rep. David PriceD-NC-4
  • Rep. Norm DicksD-WA-6
  • Rep. Artur DavisD-AL-7
  • Rep. Bob EtheridgeD-NC-2
  • Rep. Jane HarmanD-CA-36
  • Rep. Rubén HinojosaD-TX-15
  • Rep. John SprattD-SC-5
  • Rep. Steve IsraelD-NY-2
  • Rep. Jim MoranD-VA-8
  • Rep. Darlene HooleyD-OR-5
  • Rep. Jim DavisD-FL-11
  • Rep. A. Dutch RuppersbergerD-MD-2
  • Rep. Ron KindD-WI-3
  • Rep. Mike RossD-AR-4
  • Rep. Max SandlinD-TX-1
  • Rep. Baron HillD-IN-9
  • Rep. Jim CooperD-TN-5
  • Rep. Leonard BoswellD-IA-3
  • Rep. Dennis MooreD-KS-3
  • Rep. Sanford BishopD-GA-2
  • Rep. Vic SnyderD-AR-2
  • Rep. Solomon OrtizD-TX-27
  • Rep. Adam SmithD-WA-9
  • Rep. John TannerD-TN-8
  • Rep. Dennis CardozaD-CA-18
  • Rep. Mike McIntyreD-NC-7
  • Rep. Ed CaseD-HI-2
  • Rep. Earl PomeroyD-ND
  • Rep. Rick BoucherD-VA-9
  • Rep. Ben ChandlerD-KY-6
  • Rep. David ScottD-GA-13
  • Rep. Tim HoldenD-PA-17
  • Rep. Ike SkeltonD-MO-4
  • Rep. Jim TurnerD-TX-2
  • Rep. Bart GordonD-TN-6
  • Rep. Cal DooleyD-CA-20
  • Rep. Brad CarsonD-OK-2
  • Rep. Lincoln DavisD-TN-4
  • Rep. Gene TaylorD-MS-4
  • Rep. Jim MarshallD-GA-3
  • Rep. Allen BoydD-FL-2
  • Rep. Jim MathesonD-UT-2
  • Rep. Collin PetersonD-MN-7
  • Rep. Charlie StenholmD-TX-17
  • Rep. Ken LucasD-KY-4
  • Rep. Rodney AlexanderD-LA-5
  • Rep. Bud CramerD-AL-5

Republicans who voted yea(216)

  • Rep. Jim LeachR-IA-2
  • Rep. Michael CastleR-DE
  • Rep. Christopher ShaysR-CT-4
  • Rep. Timothy JohnsonR-IL-15
  • Rep. Doug BereuterR-NE-1
  • Rep. Rob SimmonsR-CT-2
  • Rep. Sherry BoehlertR-NY-24
  • Rep. Chris SmithR-NJ-4
  • Rep. Heather WilsonR-NM-1
  • Rep. Frank LoBiondoR-NJ-2
  • Rep. John McHughR-NY-23
  • Rep. Fred UptonR-MI-6
  • Rep. Steven LaTouretteR-OH-14
  • Rep. Jack QuinnR-NY-27
  • Rep. Ray LaHoodR-IL-18
  • Rep. Sue KellyR-NY-19
  • Rep. Jim SaxtonR-NJ-3
  • Rep. Shelley CapitoR-WV-2
  • Rep. Curt WeldonR-PA-7
  • Rep. Amo HoughtonR-NY-29
  • Rep. Pete KingR-NY-3
  • Rep. Jon PorterR-NV-3
  • Rep. Vernon EhlersR-MI-3
  • Rep. Jo Ann EmersonR-MO-8
  • Rep. Mike FergusonR-NJ-7
  • Rep. Nancy JohnsonR-CT-5
  • Rep. Frank WolfR-VA-10
  • Rep. Phil EnglishR-PA-3
  • Rep. Jim WalshR-NY-25
  • Rep. Tom LathamR-IA-4
  • Rep. Richard BurrR-NC-5
  • Rep. Rodney FrelinghuysenR-NJ-11
  • Rep. Rick RenziR-AZ-1
  • Rep. Todd PlattsR-PA-19
  • Rep. Bob NeyR-OH-18
  • Rep. George NethercuttR-WA-5
  • Rep. Mary Bono MackR-CA-45
  • Rep. Mark KirkR-IL-10
  • Rep. Clay ShawR-FL-22
  • Rep. Ed WhitfieldR-KY-1
  • Rep. Tom DavisR-VA-11
  • Rep. Greg WaldenR-OR-2
  • Rep. Ileana Ros-LehtinenR-FL-18
  • Rep. Ralph RegulaR-OH-16
  • Rep. Dave HobsonR-OH-7
  • Rep. Tom OsborneR-NE-3
  • Rep. Jim GreenwoodR-PA-8
  • Rep. Ralph HallD-TX-4
  • Rep. Tim MurphyR-PA-18
  • Rep. Candice MillerR-MI-10
  • Rep. Ken CalvertR-CA-44
  • Rep. Wayne GilchrestR-MD-1
  • Rep. Paul GillmorR-OH-5
  • Rep. Jeb BradleyR-NH-1
  • Rep. John PetersonR-PA-5
  • Rep. Lincoln Diaz-BalartR-FL-21
  • Rep. Mark FoleyR-FL-16
  • Rep. Chip PickeringR-MS-3
  • Rep. Thad McCotterR-MI-11
  • Rep. Deborah PryceR-OH-15
  • Rep. Anne NorthupR-KY-3
  • Rep. Michael TurnerR-OH-3
  • Rep. Jerry LewisR-CA-41
  • Rep. Don SherwoodR-PA-10
  • Rep. Jerry WellerR-IL-11
  • Rep. Judy BiggertR-IL-13
  • Rep. W. Bill YoungR-FL-10
  • Rep. Jim KolbeR-AZ-8
  • Rep. Mike RogersR-AL-3
  • Rep. Don YoungR-AK
  • Rep. Henry HydeR-IL-6
  • Rep. Joe KnollenbergR-MI-9
  • Rep. Mike SimpsonR-ID-2
  • Rep. Ander CrenshawR-FL-4
  • Rep. Dave CampR-MI-4
  • Rep. Doug OseR-CA-3
  • Rep. Hal RogersR-KY-5
  • Rep. Frank LucasR-OK-3
  • Rep. Ginny Brown-WaiteR-FL-5
  • Rep. Rob PortmanR-OH-2
  • Rep. Kay GrangerR-TX-12
  • Rep. Henry BrownR-SC-1
  • Rep. Jim NussleR-IA-1
  • Rep. Max BurnsR-GA-12
  • Rep. Porter GossR-FL-14
  • Rep. Darrell IssaR-CA-49
  • Rep. Elton GalleglyR-CA-24
  • Rep. Duke CunninghamR-CA-50
  • Rep. Roger WickerR-MS-1
  • Rep. Bill ThomasR-CA-22
  • Rep. Robert AderholtR-AL-4
  • Rep. Henry BonillaR-TX-23
  • Rep. Buck McKeonR-CA-25
  • Rep. David DreierR-CA-26
  • Rep. Jerry MoranR-KS-1
  • Rep. Zach WampR-TN-3
  • Rep. Devin NunesR-CA-21
  • Rep. Lamar SmithR-TX-21
  • Rep. Denny RehbergR-MT
  • Rep. Jennifer DunnR-WA-8
  • Rep. Mike RogersR-MI-8
  • Rep. John BoozmanR-AR-3
  • Rep. John MicaR-FL-7
  • Rep. Michael OxleyR-OH-4
  • Rep. Bill ShusterR-PA-9
  • Rep. Tom ColeR-OK-4
  • Rep. Thomas ReynoldsR-NY-26
  • Rep. Spencer BachusR-AL-6
  • Rep. Charlie BassR-NH-2
  • Rep. Kenny HulshofR-MO-9
  • Rep. Steve PearceR-NM-2
  • Rep. Cass BallengerR-NC-10
  • Rep. Bill JenkinsR-TN-1
  • Rep. Jo BonnerR-AL-1
  • Rep. Ron LewisR-KY-2
  • Rep. Doc HastingsR-WA-4
  • Rep. Michael BilirakisR-FL-9
  • Rep. Robin HayesR-NC-8
  • Rep. Adam PutnamR-FL-12
  • Rep. Pat TiberiR-OH-12
  • Rep. Jim McCreryR-LA-4
  • Rep. Duncan HunterR-CA-52
  • Rep. Richard PomboR-CA-11
  • Rep. Jo Ann DavisR-VA-1
  • Rep. Richard BakerR-LA-6
  • Rep. Katherine HarrisR-FL-13
  • Rep. Virgil GoodeR-VA-5
  • Rep. Randy ForbesR-VA-4
  • Rep. Charles TaylorR-NC-11
  • Rep. Todd TiahrtR-KS-4
  • Rep. Dave WeldonR-FL-15
  • Rep. John DoolittleR-CA-4
  • Rep. John BoehnerR-OH-8
  • Rep. George RadanovichR-CA-19
  • Rep. Ernest IstookR-OK-5
  • Rep. Melissa HartR-PA-4
  • Rep. Roy BluntR-MO-7
  • Rep. Walter JonesR-NC-3
  • Rep. John ShimkusR-IL-19
  • Rep. Dan BurtonR-IN-5
  • Rep. Bob GoodlatteR-VA-6
  • Rep. Jim RamstadR-MN-3
  • Rep. Ed SchrockR-VA-2
  • Rep. Sam GravesR-MO-6
  • Rep. John KlineR-MN-2
  • Rep. Phil GingreyR-GA-11
  • Rep. Vito FossellaR-NY-13
  • Rep. Tom DeLayR-TX-22
  • Rep. Ric KellerR-FL-8
  • Rep. Terry EverettR-AL-2
  • Rep. Jim RyunR-KS-2
  • Rep. Eric CantorR-VA-7
  • Rep. Mario Diaz-BalartR-FL-25
  • Rep. John SullivanR-OK-1
  • Rep. David VitterR-LA-1
  • Rep. Lee TerryR-NE-2
  • Rep. Scott McInnisR-CO-3
  • Rep. Jim GibbonsR-NV-2
  • Rep. Donald ManzulloR-IL-16
  • Rep. Rob BishopR-UT-1
  • Rep. Bob BeauprezR-CO-7
  • Rep. Joe BartonR-TX-6
  • Rep. Pete HoekstraR-MI-2
  • Rep. J.D. HayworthR-AZ-5
  • Rep. Mark KennedyR-MN-6
  • Rep. Chris ChocolaR-IN-2
  • Rep. Tom PetriR-WI-6
  • Rep. John CulbersonR-TX-7
  • Rep. John LinderR-GA-7
  • Rep. Gary MillerR-CA-42
  • Rep. Mac ThornberryR-TX-13
  • Rep. Randy NeugebauerR-TX-19
  • Rep. Michael BurgessR-TX-26
  • Rep. Joe WilsonR-SC-2
  • Rep. Gil GutknechtR-MN-1
  • Rep. Kevin BradyR-TX-8
  • Rep. Joseph PittsR-PA-16
  • Rep. Howard CobleR-NC-6
  • Rep. Steve ChabotR-OH-1
  • Rep. Christopher CoxR-CA-48
  • Rep. Paul RyanR-WI-1
  • Rep. Barbara CubinR-WY
  • Rep. Marsha BlackburnR-TN-7
  • Rep. Wally HergerR-CA-2
  • Rep. Pete SessionsR-TX-32
  • Rep. Chris CannonR-UT-3
  • Rep. Charlie NorwoodR-GA-9
  • Rep. Phil CraneR-IL-8
  • Rep. Mac CollinsR-GA-8
  • Rep. Sue MyrickR-NC-9
  • Rep. Nathan DealR-GA-10
  • Rep. Sam JohnsonR-TX-3
  • Rep. John HostettlerR-IN-8
  • Rep. Steve KingR-IA-5
  • Rep. Marilyn MusgraveR-CO-4
  • Rep. Todd AkinR-MO-2
  • Rep. J. Gresham BarrettR-SC-3
  • Rep. Jimmy DuncanR-TN-2
  • Rep. Nick SmithR-MI-7
  • Rep. Scott GarrettR-NJ-5
  • Rep. Cliff StearnsR-FL-6
  • Rep. Mike PenceR-IN-6
  • Rep. Tom FeeneyR-FL-24
  • Rep. Joel HefleyR-CO-5
  • Rep. Jeb HensarlingR-TX-5
  • Rep. Tom TancredoR-CO-6
  • Rep. Ed RoyceR-CA-40
  • Rep. Roscoe BartlettR-MD-6
  • Rep. Butch OtterR-ID-1
  • Rep. James SensenbrennerR-WI-5
  • Rep. Jeff MillerR-FL-1
  • Rep. Pat ToomeyR-PA-15
  • Rep. John ShadeggR-AZ-3
  • Rep. Trent FranksR-AZ-2
  • Rep. Ron PaulR-TX-14
  • Rep. Jeff FlakeR-AZ-6
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The House’s recorded vote on the final version of the law (roll call 827 in Voteview), matched to the vote the record cites and checked against its totals. Positions are each member’s DW-NOMINATE score for that Congress, as on the Ideology page; left to right is more liberal to more conservative. Paired and announced yea votes count as yea. Lists follow the compass, most liberal first. A name links to a profile only for members of the current Congress. A law passed by voice vote or unanimous consent has no member list, and neither does a vote Voteview has not yet recorded.

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Committees

The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.

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Related bills

The record lists no related bills.

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Related bills are identified by the Congressional Research Service, the House and the Senate: companion and identical bills, bills with similar text, bills that were folded into this law, and rules that brought it to the floor. A bill that is itself a public law in this site’s data links here; the others link to Congress.gov.

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Timeline

From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 18 actions.

  1. Jun 25, 2004Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 108-261.
  2. Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
  3. Jun 16, 2004FloorFloor · Presented to President.
  4. Jun 9, 2004FloorFloor · Message on Senate action sent to the House.
  5. FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  6. Jun 7, 2004CalendarCalendar · Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 571.
  7. CommitteeCommittee · Committee on Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Collins without amendment. Without written report.
  8. Jun 2, 2004CommitteeCommittee · Committee on Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
  9. May 12, 2004CommitteeCommittee · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
  10. May 11, 2004FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 405 - 0 (Roll no. 153).House roll call 153
  11. FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  12. FloorFloor · Considered as unfinished business.
  13. FloorFloor · At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
  14. FloorFloor · DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4299.
  15. FloorFloor · Considered under suspension of the rules.
  16. FloorFloor · Mrs. Miller (MI) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  17. May 6, 2004CommitteeCommittee · Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
  18. IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in House
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