A bill to designate the United States Post Office and Courthouse in Pendleton, Oregon, as the "John F. Kilkenny United States Post Office and Courthouse".
Public Law 98-492 · H.R. 5997 · 98th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Oct 17, 1984 · Commemorations
Sponsor: Rep. Robert Smith (R-OR-2)
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.
Designates the U.S. Post Office and Courthouse in Pendleton, Oregon, as the John F. Kilkenny United States Post Office and Courthouse.
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
Data notes
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 14 actions.
- Oct 17, 1984Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 98-492.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Oct 5, 1984PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Oct 3, 1984FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
- Sep 29, 1984CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
- Aug 9, 1984FloorFloor · Passed House by Voice Vote.
- FloorFloor · Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.
- CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
- Aug 1, 1984CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
- Jul 31, 1984CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from Public Buildings and Grounds Subcommittee of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
- Jul 12, 1984CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Public Buildings and Grounds Subcommittee of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
- Jun 29, 1984CommitteeCommittee · 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.