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H.R. 397

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 397, to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 216 Cumberland Street in Rochester, New York, as the "Minister Franklin Florence Memorial Post Office", was introduced in the House on Jan 14, 2025 by Rep. Joseph Morelle (D) with 25 co-sponsors. It last saw action on Apr 30, 2025: Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 15.

Record

Text

H.R. 397 has 25 co-sponsors.

hb397/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 397 IH: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 216 Cumberland Street in Rochester, New York, as the “Minister Franklin Florence Memorial Post Office”.
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-01-14
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 397  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   January 14, 2025   Mr. Morelle  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform    A BILL
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 216 Cumberland Street in Rochester, New York, as the  Minister Franklin Florence Memorial Post Office .
1.
Minister Franklin Florence Memorial Post Office
(a)
Designation
The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 216 Cumberland Street in Rochester, New York, shall be known and designated as the  Minister Franklin Florence Memorial Post Office .
(b)
References
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the  Minister Franklin Florence Memorial Post Office .

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-01-14
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in House Jan 14, 2025

hb397/introduced-in-house.md

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Introduced in House (01/14/2025)

This bill designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 216 Cumberland Street in Rochester, New York, as the "Minister Franklin Florence Memorial Post Office".

Sponsors

Rep. Joseph Morelle (D) sponsors H.R. 397, and 25 members have co-sponsored it.

Committees

H.R. 397 went before 1 committee: Oversight and Government Reform.

Oversight and Government Reform
Oversight and Government Reform
Hearings By (full committee) · Apr 30, 2025 · 696 Bills

Actions

H.R. 397 has taken 4 actions since Jan 14, 2025, the latest on Apr 30, 2025.

ChamberAction
Apr 30, 2025
House
Committee Hearings HeldOversight and Government Reform Committee
Apr 30, 2025
House
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 15.Oversight and Government Reform Committee
Jan 14, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Jan 14, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.Oversight and Government Reform Committee

Votes

H.R. 397 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 397 goes by 2 titles.

  • To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 216 Cumberland Street in Rochester, New York, as the "Minister Franklin Florence Memorial Post Office". — Display Title
  • To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 216 Cumberland Street in Rochester, New York, as the "Minister Franklin Florence Memorial Post Office". — Official Title as Introduced

Cost estimate

The Congressional Budget Office has filed 1 estimate for H.R. 397, the latest on May 29, 2025.

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 1 registered lobbyist who named H.R. 397 in 5 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Banking, Bankruptcy, Education, Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities, Government Issues, Retirement, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
NATIONAL COUNCIL ON TEACHER RETIREMENT 9370 STUDIO COURT ELK GROVE CA 95758non-profit tax exempt 501(c)(6) association representing teacher public retirement systemsCalifornia15$295K

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
MR. PETER SNELL15$295K

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
PETER SNELL115

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
NATIONAL COUNCIL ON TEACHER RETIREMENT 9370 STUDIO COURT ELK GROVE CA 95758MR. PETER SNELL2026 first_quarter$60K1st Quarter - Report
NATIONAL COUNCIL ON TEACHER RETIREMENT 9370 STUDIO COURT ELK GROVE CA 95758MR. PETER SNELL2025 fourth_quarter$60K4th Quarter - Report
NATIONAL COUNCIL ON TEACHER RETIREMENT 9370 STUDIO COURT ELK GROVE CA 95758MR. PETER SNELL2025 third_quarter$60K3rd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL COUNCIL ON TEACHER RETIREMENT 9370 STUDIO COURT ELK GROVE CA 95758MR. PETER SNELL2025 second_quarter$60K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL COUNCIL ON TEACHER RETIREMENT 9370 STUDIO COURT ELK GROVE CA 95758MR. PETER SNELL2025 first_quarter$55K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 397 under Government Operations and Politics, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 4 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 397’s is Government Operations and Politics.

hr397/policy-areas.txt
Government Operations and PoliticsAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 397 carries 4 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Congressional tributes to Postal service.

hr397/subjects.txt
Congressional tributesGovernment buildings, facilities, and propertyNew York StatePostal service

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 397, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 7 (Tuesday, January 14, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. MORELLE:H.R. 397.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The Congress enacts this bill pursuant to Clause 1 ofSection 8 of Article I of the United States Constitution andAmendment XVI of the United States Constitution.[Page H149]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com