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A bill to designate the United States Post Office to be constructed in Barnwell, South Carolina, as the "Solomon Blatt, Sr., Post Office Building".

Public Law 99-636 · S. 2452 · 99th Congress · began in the Senate

Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Nov 7, 1986 · Commemorations

Sponsor: Sen. Fritz Hollings (D-SC)

Cosponsors (1): Sen. Strom Thurmond

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 certain postal facilities as follows: (1) the Post Office to be constructed on Main Street, Barnwell, South Carolina, as the Solomon Blatt, Sr., Post Office Building; (2) the building on North Kings Highway, St. Louis, Missouri, as the Frederick N. Weathers station of the United States Postal Service; (3) the Post Office on Main Street, Flushing, New York, as the Benjamin S. Rosenthal Post Office Building; (4) the building to be constructed at Florida and Central Avenues, Los Angeles, California, as the Leslie Nelson Shaw, Sr., General Mail Facility of the United States Postal Service; (5) the building located at 2909 Rogerdale, Houston, Texas, as the Debra Sue Schatz Post Office Building; (6) the building at East Second Street and Chester Avenue, Moorestown, New Jersey, as the Edwin B. Forsythe Post Office Building; (7) the building located on South Ervay, Dallas, Texas, as the Juanita Craft Post Office of South Dallas; and (8) the building being constructed at Belle Terre Boulevard, La Place, Louisiana, as the Gillis W. Long Post Office Building.

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
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Timeline

From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 16 actions.

  1. Nov 7, 1986Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 99-636.
  2. Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
  3. Oct 30, 1986PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
  4. Oct 18, 1986Resolving differencesResolving differences · Senate agreed to the House amendment by Voice Vote.
  5. Oct 15, 1986FloorFloor · Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
  6. FloorFloor · Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.
  7. CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from House Post Office and Civil Service Committee
  8. Oct 10, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Post Office and Civil Service Committee
  9. Sep 29, 1986FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
  10. Sep 19, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
  11. Aug 12, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
  12. Jul 25, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Markup by International Security, Proliferation and Federal Services Subcommittee of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
  13. CommitteeCommittee · Reported by International Security, Proliferation and Federal Services Subcommittee of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
  14. May 22, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Referred to International Security, Proliferation and Federal Services Subcommittee of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
  15. May 15, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
  16. IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the Senate
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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.