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H.R. 5972: Mary Ann Shadd Cary Post Office Dedication Act

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H.R. 5972: Mary Ann Shadd Cary Post Office Dedication Act

116th Congress · introduced 2020-02-26 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Became Public Law No: 116-306.

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Follow this bill, step by step

  1. Where it came from: introduced 2020-02-26 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE-At Large] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 116-306. (final step reached)
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Mary Ann Shadd Cary Post Office Dedication Act

Plain summary

Mary Ann Shadd Cary Post Office Dedication Act Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 500 Delaware Avenue, Suite 1, in Wilmington, Delaware, as the "Mary Ann Shadd Cary Post Office."

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Official text

Mary Ann Shadd Cary Post Office Dedication Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE-At Large] · 17 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 5972, a bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 500 Delaware Avenue, Suite 1, in Wilmington, Delaware, as the Mary Ann Shadd Cary Post Office (2020-11-05)

Cosponsors on this site

Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), Ralph Norman (R-SC), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Peter Welch (D-VT), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Maxine Waters (D-CA), Jahana Hayes (D-CT)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE-At Large] reported raising $1.2 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

No linked floor roll calls in our collected records yet. This does not mean the bill has never had a vote. Check the official bill history.

Sources

Record fed-us-cong116-hr5972 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116