A bill to provide for the designation of the E. Michael Roll Post Office.
Public Law 97-122 · H.R. 4431 · 97th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Dec 29, 1981 · Commemorations
Sponsor: Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD-5)
Cosponsors: None
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateVoice vote
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Directs the Postmaster General to designate the post office in Forestville, Maryland, as the E. Michael Roll Post Office.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Post Office and Civil Service Committee · House · discharged from, referred to
- Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee · Senate · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: International Security, Proliferation and Federal Services Subcommittee
Data notes
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 15 actions.
- Dec 29, 1981Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 97-122.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Dec 17, 1981PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Dec 15, 1981FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
- Dec 9, 1981CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
- Nov 17, 1981CommitteeCommittee · Referred to International Security, Proliferation and Federal Services Subcommittee of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
- Nov 5, 1981CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
- Sep 28, 1981CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
- Sep 23, 1981FloorFloor · Passed House by Voice Vote.
- FloorFloor · Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.
- CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from House Post Office and Civil Service Committee
- Sep 9, 1981CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Post Office and Civil Service Committee
- 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.