What The Vote

A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 218 North Milwaukee Street in Waterford, Wisconsin, as the "Captain Rhett W. Schiller Post Office".

112-s3630 112th Congress Senate Signed into Law
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A bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 218 North Milwaukee Street in Waterford, Wisconsin, as the "Captain Rhett W. Schiller Post Office".

Timeline

Sen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI]
Sponsor
Sen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI] (R), WI
Introduced
2012-11-14
Committees
Oversight and Accountability Committee; Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
Subjects
Congressional tributes; Government buildings, facilities, and property; Military personnel and dependents; Postal service; Wisconsin
Latest Action
Became Public Law No: 112-279.

Bill Activity

House
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H7528)
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security.
Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8230)
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S8230)
President
Presented to President.
Became Public Law No: 112-279.
Became Public Law No: 112-279.

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  1. 1
    Introduced

    A member files the bill in the House or Senate.

  2. 2
    Committee Review

    Referred to committee for hearings, markup, and a vote to advance it.

  3. 3
    Floor Vote

    The full chamber debates and votes on passage.

  4. 4
    Second Chamber

    If passed, it repeats committee review and a floor vote in the other chamber.

  5. 5
    Resolve Differences

    If the chambers pass different versions, a conference reconciles them.

  6. 6
    Sent to President

    The reconciled bill is enrolled and delivered to the White House.

  7. 7
    Signed or Vetoed

    Becomes law with a signature, or automatically after 10 days.

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    Became law here

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