An act to designate the building known as the Federal Building and United States Courthouse in Greenville, South Carolina, as the "Clement F. Haynsworth, Jr., Federal Building", the building known as the Quincy Post Office in Quincy, Massachusetts, as the "James A. Burke Post Office", and the United States Post Office Building in Portsmouth, Ohio, as the "William H. Harsha United States Post Office Building".
Public Law 97-314 · H.R. 5941 · 97th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Oct 14, 1982 · Commemorations
Sponsor: Rep. Carroll Campbell (R-SC-4)
Cosponsors: None
Passage votes
- HouseUnanimous consent
- SenateVoice vote
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Designates the Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse in Greenville, South Carolina, as the Clement F. Haynsworth, Jr., Federal Building.
Designates the Quincy Post Office in Quincy, Massachusetts, as the James A. Burke Post Office and a United States Post Office Building in Portsmouth, Ohio, as the William H. Harsha United States Post Office Building.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee · House · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Public Buildings and Grounds Subcommittee
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 15 actions.
- Oct 14, 1982Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 97-314.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Oct 5, 1982PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Oct 1, 1982FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
- CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
- Sep 29, 1982FloorFloor · Passed House (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
- CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
- Sep 23, 1982CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
- Sep 16, 1982CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
- Aug 18, 1982CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Public Buildings and Grounds Subcommittee of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Public Buildings and Grounds Subcommittee of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
- Aug 5, 1982CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by Public Buildings and Grounds Subcommittee of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
- Apr 5, 1982CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Public Buildings and Grounds Subcommittee of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
- Mar 24, 1982CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure 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.