To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 200 Lawyers Road, NW in Vienna, Virginia, as the "Captain Christopher Petty Post Office Building".
Public Law 109-408 · H.R. 6102 · 109th Congress · began in the House
Signed by George W. Bush (R) on Dec 18, 2006 · Commemorations
Sponsor: Rep. Tom Davis (R-VA-11)
Cosponsors (10): Rep. Thelma Drake, Rep. Jim Moran,
Passage votesYeaNay
- HouseRecorded vote: 383 yea, 1 nay383–1
- SenateUnanimous consent
Data notes
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.
Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 200 Lawyers Road, NW in Vienna, Virginia, as the "Captain Christopher P. Petty and Major William F. Hecker, III Post Office Building."
Who voted for it
Every House member of the 109th Congress on the ideology compass. Highlighted: the 383 who voted yea on final passage. Faded: everyone else, including those who voted nay, did not vote, or had not yet taken office.
383 yea1 nay48 present or did not vote
Democrats who voted yea(177)
Rep. Jim McDermottD-WA-7
Rep. Pete StarkD-CA-13
Rep. Dennis KucinichD-OH-10
Rep. Barbara LeeD-CA-9
Rep. Jan SchakowskyD-IL-9
Rep. Lynn WoolseyD-CA-6
Rep. Donald PayneD-NJ-10
Rep. John ConyersD-MI-14
Rep. Maxine WatersD-CA-35
Rep. Maurice HincheyD-NY-22
Rep. Raúl GrijalvaD-AZ-7
Rep. John LewisD-GA-5
Rep. John OlverD-MA-1
Rep. Alcee HastingsD-FL-23
Rep. Tammy BaldwinD-WI-2
Rep. Bob FilnerD-CA-51- Rep. Major OwensD-NY-11
Rep. George MillerD-CA-7
Rep. Michael CapuanoD-MA-8
Rep. James OberstarD-MN-8
Rep. Diane WatsonD-CA-33
Rep. Jerrold NadlerD-NY-8
Rep. Ed MarkeyD-MA-7
Rep. José SerranoD-NY-16
Rep. Mel WattD-NC-12
Rep. Jim McGovernD-MA-3
Rep. Mike HondaD-CA-15
Rep. Nydia VelázquezD-NY-12
Rep. Jesse JacksonD-IL-2
Rep. Earl BlumenauerD-OR-3
Rep. Barney FrankD-MA-4- Rep. Stephanie JonesD-OH-11
Rep. Bobby ScottD-VA-3
Rep. Wm. ClayD-MO-1
Rep. Hilda SolisD-CA-32
Rep. Sam FarrD-CA-17
Rep. Eddie JohnsonD-TX-30
Rep. John TierneyD-MA-6
Rep. Sheila Jackson LeeD-TX-18
Rep. Tom UdallD-NM-3
Rep. Bill DelahuntD-MA-10
Rep. Charlie RangelD-NY-15
Rep. Ed PastorD-AZ-4- Rep. Julia CarsonD-IN-7
Rep. Linda SánchezD-CA-39
Rep. Ed TownsD-NY-10
Rep. Gwen MooreD-WI-4- Rep. Martin SaboD-MN-5
Rep. Rush HoltD-NJ-12
Rep. Henry WaxmanD-CA-30
Rep. Dave ObeyD-WI-7
Rep. Louise SlaughterD-NY-28
Rep. Xavier BecerraD-CA-31
Rep. Bobby RushD-IL-1
Rep. Gary AckermanD-NY-5
Rep. Bennie ThompsonD-MS-2
Rep. Peter DeFazioD-OR-4
Rep. John DingellD-MI-15
Rep. Lois CappsD-CA-23
Rep. Bernie SandersD-VT
Rep. John LarsonD-CT-1
Rep. Frank PalloneD-NJ-6
Rep. Nancy PelosiD-CA-8
Rep. Neil AbercrombieD-HI-1
Rep. Grace NapolitanoD-CA-38
Rep. Lloyd DoggettD-TX-25
Rep. Robert BradyD-PA-1
Rep. David WuD-OR-1
Rep. Betty McCollumD-MN-4
Rep. Al GreenD-TX-9
Rep. Rosa DeLauroD-CT-3
Rep. Emanuel CleaverD-MO-5
Rep. Doris MatsuiD-CA-5
Rep. Zoe LofgrenD-CA-16
Rep. Michael McNultyD-NY-21
Rep. Nita LoweyD-NY-18
Rep. Anthony WeinerD-NY-9
Rep. Carolyn MaloneyD-NY-14
Rep. Bart StupakD-MI-1
Rep. Elijah CummingsD-MD-7
Rep. Debbie Wasserman SchultzD-FL-20
Rep. Dale KildeeD-MI-5
Rep. Lucille Roybal-AllardD-CA-34
Rep. Patrick KennedyD-RI-1
Rep. Marcy KapturD-OH-9
Rep. Jerry CostelloD-IL-12
Rep. Michael DoyleD-PA-14
Rep. Gregory MeeksD-NY-6
Rep. Joe CrowleyD-NY-7
Rep. Jim ClyburnD-SC-6
Rep. Tim RyanD-OH-17- Rep. Tom LantosD-CA-12
Rep. Brian BairdD-WA-3
Rep. Peter ViscloskyD-IN-1
Rep. Robert WexlerD-FL-19
Rep. Stephen LynchD-MA-9
Rep. Sander LevinD-MI-12
Rep. Howard BermanD-CA-28
Rep. Steven RothmanD-NJ-9
Rep. Tom AllenD-ME-1
Rep. Anna EshooD-CA-14
Rep. Mike ThompsonD-CA-1
Rep. Nick RahallD-WV-3
Rep. Chris Van HollenD-MD-8
Rep. Mark UdallD-CO-2
Rep. Brad ShermanD-CA-27
Rep. Michael MichaudD-ME-2
Rep. Jay InsleeD-WA-1
Rep. Rahm EmanuelD-IL-5
Rep. G.K. ButterfieldD-NC-1
Rep. David PriceD-NC-4
Rep. Ellen TauscherD-CA-10
Rep. Kendrick MeekD-FL-17
Rep. Joe BacaD-CA-43
Rep. Rick LarsenD-WA-2
Rep. Jim LangevinD-RI-2
Rep. Eliot EngelD-NY-17
Rep. Susan DavisD-CA-53
Rep. Brad MillerD-NC-13
Rep. Steny HoyerD-MD-5
Rep. Jim MoranD-VA-8
Rep. Benjamin CardinD-MD-3
Rep. Adam SchiffD-CA-29
Rep. Steve IsraelD-NY-2
Rep. Darlene HooleyD-OR-5
Rep. Gene GreenD-TX-29
Rep. Allyson SchwartzD-PA-13- Rep. Albert WynnD-MD-4
Rep. Carolyn McCarthyD-NY-4
Rep. Shelley BerkleyD-NV-1
Rep. Marion BerryD-AR-1
Rep. Charlie GonzalezD-TX-20
Rep. Bob EtheridgeD-NC-2
Rep. Silvestre ReyesD-TX-16
Rep. Brian HigginsD-NY-27
Rep. Daniel LipinskiD-IL-3
Rep. Jane HarmanD-CA-36
Rep. Paul KanjorskiD-PA-11
Rep. Ron KindD-WI-3
Rep. Jim CooperD-TN-5
Rep. Alan MollohanD-WV-1
Rep. Solomon OrtizD-TX-27
Rep. Adam SmithD-WA-9
Rep. Mike RossD-AR-4
Rep. Norm DicksD-WA-6
Rep. John SprattD-SC-5
Rep. David ScottD-GA-13
Rep. A. Dutch RuppersbergerD-MD-2
Rep. Leonard BoswellD-IA-3
Rep. John SalazarD-CO-3
Rep. John TannerD-TN-8
Rep. Vic SnyderD-AR-2
Rep. Artur DavisD-AL-7
Rep. Dennis MooreD-KS-3
Rep. Earl PomeroyD-ND
Rep. Ben ChandlerD-KY-6
Rep. Tim HoldenD-PA-17
Rep. Dennis CardozaD-CA-18
Rep. Stephanie Herseth SandlinD-SD
Rep. Jim CostaD-CA-20
Rep. Ike SkeltonD-MO-4
Rep. Sanford BishopD-GA-2
Rep. John MurthaD-PA-12
Rep. Gene TaylorD-MS-4
Rep. Chet EdwardsD-TX-17
Rep. Mike McIntyreD-NC-7
Rep. Allen BoydD-FL-2
Rep. Melissa BeanD-IL-8
Rep. Henry CuellarD-TX-28
Rep. Bart GordonD-TN-6
Rep. Charles MelanconD-LA-3
Rep. Lincoln DavisD-TN-4
Rep. Collin PetersonD-MN-7
Rep. John BarrowD-GA-12
Rep. Jim MarshallD-GA-3
Rep. Dan BorenD-OK-2
Rep. Bud CramerD-AL-5
Republicans who voted yea(206)
- Rep. Jim LeachR-IA-2
Rep. Christopher ShaysR-CT-4- Rep. Rob SimmonsR-CT-2
Rep. Michael FitzpatrickR-PA-8
Rep. Jim GerlachR-PA-6
Rep. Heather WilsonR-NM-1
Rep. Chris SmithR-NJ-4- Rep. Sherry BoehlertR-NY-24
Rep. Timothy JohnsonR-IL-15
Rep. Todd PlattsR-PA-19
Rep. Frank LoBiondoR-NJ-2
Rep. John McHughR-NY-23- Rep. Nancy JohnsonR-CT-5
Rep. Walter JonesR-NC-3
Rep. David ReichertR-WA-8
Rep. Steven LaTouretteR-OH-14
Rep. Wayne GilchrestR-MD-1
Rep. Charles DentR-PA-15- Rep. Joe SchwarzR-MI-7
- Rep. Sue KellyR-NY-19
Rep. Jo Ann EmersonR-MO-8
Rep. Shelley CapitoR-WV-2- Rep. John SweeneyR-NY-20
Rep. Fred UptonR-MI-6
Rep. Jim SaxtonR-NJ-3
Rep. Jon PorterR-NV-3
Rep. Rick RenziR-AZ-1
Rep. Thad McCotterR-MI-11
Rep. Ray LaHoodR-IL-18
Rep. Jim WalshR-NY-25
Rep. Tim MurphyR-PA-18- Rep. Mark FoleyR-FL-16
Rep. Mike FergusonR-NJ-7
Rep. Randy KuhlR-NY-29
Rep. Frank WolfR-VA-10
Rep. Ralph RegulaR-OH-16- Rep. Tom OsborneR-NE-3
Rep. Michael TurnerR-OH-3
Rep. Deborah PryceR-OH-15
Rep. Jim RamstadR-MN-3
Rep. Kenny HulshofR-MO-9
Rep. Jerry WellerR-IL-11
Rep. Jeff FortenberryR-NE-1
Rep. Greg WaldenR-OR-2
Rep. Tom DavisR-VA-11
Rep. Ileana Ros-LehtinenR-FL-18
Rep. Rodney FrelinghuysenR-NJ-11
Rep. Tom LathamR-IA-4
Rep. Lincoln Diaz-BalartR-FL-21
Rep. Mike SimpsonR-ID-2
Rep. Ed WhitfieldR-KY-1
Rep. Dave CampR-MI-4
Rep. Phil EnglishR-PA-3
Rep. Jerry MoranR-KS-1- Rep. Richard PomboR-CA-11
- Rep. Clay ShawR-FL-22
Rep. Mary Bono MackR-CA-45
Rep. Mike RogersR-AL-3
Rep. Vernon EhlersR-MI-3
Rep. John ShimkusR-IL-19
Rep. Dave HobsonR-OH-7- Rep. Anne NorthupR-KY-3
Rep. John BoozmanR-AR-3
Rep. Elton GalleglyR-CA-24
Rep. Candice MillerR-MI-10- Rep. Don SherwoodR-PA-10
- Rep. Bill ThomasR-CA-22
Rep. Judy BiggertR-IL-13
Rep. Don YoungR-AK
Rep. Hal RogersR-KY-5
Rep. Jerry LewisR-CA-41
Rep. Ken CalvertR-CA-44
Rep. Denny RehbergR-MT
Rep. Ander CrenshawR-FL-4
Rep. Buck McKeonR-CA-25
Rep. Thelma DrakeR-VA-2
Rep. W. Bill YoungR-FL-10
Rep. Jean SchmidtR-OH-2
Rep. Rodney AlexanderR-LA-5
Rep. Roger WickerR-MS-1
Rep. Virgil GoodeR-VA-5- Rep. Henry HydeR-IL-6
Rep. Michael McCaulR-TX-10
Rep. Randy ForbesR-VA-4
Rep. Devin NunesR-CA-21
Rep. Joe KnollenbergR-MI-9
Rep. Jo BonnerR-AL-1- Rep. Mark KennedyR-MN-6
Rep. Robert AderholtR-AL-4
Rep. Frank LucasR-OK-3
Rep. Mark SouderR-IN-3
Rep. Kay GrangerR-TX-12- Rep. Melissa HartR-PA-4
Rep. Geoff DavisR-KY-4
Rep. Jim McCreryR-LA-4
Rep. David DreierR-CA-26
Rep. Doc HastingsR-WA-4
Rep. Henry BrownR-SC-1- Rep. Jeb BradleyR-NH-1
Rep. Tom ColeR-OK-4
Rep. Robin HayesR-NC-8
Rep. Ralph HallR-TX-4
Rep. Adam PutnamR-FL-12
Rep. John BoehnerR-OH-8- Rep. Jim KolbeR-AZ-8
Rep. Ginny Brown-WaiteR-FL-5
Rep. Zach WampR-TN-3
Rep. John DoolittleR-CA-4- Rep. Henry BonillaR-TX-23
- Rep. Michael BilirakisR-FL-9
Rep. Sam GravesR-MO-6
Rep. Charlie BassR-NH-2- Rep. Michael SodrelR-IN-9
Rep. Vito FossellaR-NY-13
Rep. Ron LewisR-KY-2
Rep. Darrell IssaR-CA-49
Rep. Pat TiberiR-OH-12
Rep. Roy BluntR-MO-7
Rep. Bob GoodlatteR-VA-6
Rep. Mike RogersR-MI-8
Rep. Michael BurgessR-TX-26
Rep. Mario Diaz-BalartR-FL-25
Rep. Cathy McMorris RodgersR-WA-5
Rep. Dave WeldonR-FL-15
Rep. John MicaR-FL-7- Rep. Jo Ann DavisR-VA-1
Rep. John CarterR-TX-31
Rep. Steve PearceR-NM-2- Rep. Richard BakerR-LA-6
- Rep. Bobby JindalR-LA-1
Rep. Bill ShusterR-PA-9
Rep. Duncan HunterR-CA-52
Rep. Lee TerryR-NE-2
Rep. Terry EverettR-AL-2
Rep. John KlineR-MN-2
Rep. Eric CantorR-VA-7
Rep. Ric KellerR-FL-8
Rep. Todd TiahrtR-KS-4
Rep. John CulbersonR-TX-7
Rep. Steve BuyerR-IN-4
Rep. Pete HoekstraR-MI-2
Rep. Michael ConawayR-TX-11
Rep. Donald ManzulloR-IL-16
Rep. Kevin BradyR-TX-8
Rep. Kenny MarchantR-TX-24
Rep. Jack KingstonR-GA-1
Rep. Daniel LungrenR-CA-3
Rep. Rob BishopR-UT-1
Rep. Brian BilbrayR-CA-50
Rep. Joe BartonR-TX-6- Rep. Jim RyunR-KS-2
Rep. Connie MackR-FL-14
Rep. Wally HergerR-CA-2
Rep. Joe WilsonR-SC-2
Rep. Phil GingreyR-GA-11
Rep. John SullivanR-OK-1
Rep. Mac ThornberryR-TX-13
Rep. Gary MillerR-CA-42
Rep. Howard CobleR-NC-6
Rep. Ted PoeR-TX-2
Rep. Chris CannonR-UT-3
Rep. Louie GohmertR-TX-1
Rep. Steve ChabotR-OH-1
Rep. Tom PetriR-WI-6
Rep. Bob InglisR-SC-4
Rep. Roscoe BartlettR-MD-6- Rep. Gil GutknechtR-MN-1
- Rep. J.D. HayworthR-AZ-5
Rep. Paul RyanR-WI-1- Rep. Chris ChocolaR-IN-2
Rep. Virginia FoxxR-NC-5
Rep. John LinderR-GA-7- Rep. John HostettlerR-IN-8
Rep. Todd AkinR-MO-2
Rep. Marilyn MusgraveR-CO-4
Rep. Tom PriceR-GA-6
Rep. John CampbellR-CA-48
Rep. Ed RoyceR-CA-40
Rep. Randy NeugebauerR-TX-19
Rep. Joseph PittsR-PA-16- Rep. Charlie NorwoodR-GA-9
Rep. Pete SessionsR-TX-32
Rep. Jeff MillerR-FL-1
Rep. Nathan DealR-GA-10
Rep. Sue MyrickR-NC-9
Rep. Cliff StearnsR-FL-6
Rep. Dana RohrabacherR-CA-46
Rep. Sam JohnsonR-TX-3
Rep. Marsha BlackburnR-TN-7- Rep. Joel HefleyR-CO-5
Rep. Patrick McHenryR-NC-10
Rep. Lynn WestmorelandR-GA-8
Rep. Tom FeeneyR-FL-24
Rep. J. Gresham BarrettR-SC-3
Rep. Steve KingR-IA-5
Rep. Jimmy DuncanR-TN-2
Rep. James SensenbrennerR-WI-5
Rep. Mike PenceR-IN-6
Rep. Scott GarrettR-NJ-5- Rep. Butch OtterR-ID-1
Rep. Jeb HensarlingR-TX-5
Rep. John ShadeggR-AZ-3
Rep. Tom TancredoR-CO-6
Rep. Trent FranksR-AZ-2
Rep. Ron PaulR-TX-14
Rep. Jeff FlakeR-AZ-6
Data notes
The House’s recorded vote on the final version of the law (roll call 1141 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.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Data notes
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Related bills
The record lists no related bills.
Data notes
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.
Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 19 actions.
- Dec 18, 2006Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 109-408.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Dec 11, 2006FloorFloor · Presented to President.
- Dec 6, 2006FloorFloor · Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- CommitteeCommittee · Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
- Nov 13, 2006CommitteeCommittee · Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Sep 26, 2006CommitteeCommittee · Received in the Senate.
- Sep 25, 2006FloorFloor · 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 the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 383 - 1 (Roll no. 473).House roll call 473
- FloorFloor · Considered as unfinished business.
- 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.
- FloorFloor · DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6102.
- FloorFloor · Considered under suspension of the rules.
- FloorFloor · Mr. Davis, Tom moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Sep 21, 2006CommitteeCommittee · Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
- CommitteeCommittee · Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Sep 19, 2006CommitteeCommittee · Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform.
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in House
Data notes
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Amendments
No amendments to this bill are on record.
Data notes
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Official record
The bill’s full text is on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.