A bill to name the United States Post office Building to be constructed in Fort Worth, Texas, as the "Jack D. Watson Post Office Building".
Public Law 98-81 · S. 1797 · 98th Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Aug 23, 1983 · Commemorations
Sponsor: Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK)
Cosponsors: None
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateVoice vote
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 a certain U.S. Post Office Building to be built in Fort Worth, Texas, as the Jack D. Watson Post Office Building.
Allows an appointed Governor of the United States Postal Service to continue service up to one year after the expiration of his term until a successor has qualified.
Committees
The record shows no committee referral for this bill.
Data notes
A committee links to its page only where it exists in the current Congress; older and renamed committees are named without a link.
Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 7 actions.
- Aug 23, 1983Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 98-81.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Aug 17, 1983PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Aug 4, 1983FloorFloor · Passed House by Voice Vote.
- FloorFloor · Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.
- FloorFloor · Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the Senate
Data notes
Shows the introduction, each committee and subcommittee step the source dates (referral, hearings, markup, report, discharge), and the floor, conference, presidential and became-law steps. Calendar placements, messages between the chambers, amendments and committee report numbers are not shown for laws before the 108th Congress. Two entries the source lists twice are shown once.
Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.