# 117-hr-203: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4020 Broadway Street in Houston, Texas, as the "Benny C. Martinez Post Office Building".

117-hr-203, To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4020 Broadway Street in Houston, Texas, as the "Benny C. Martinez Post Office Building"., is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29] (D-TX); status became_law (as of 2026-01-05).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-203
- Congress: 117
- Title: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 4020 Broadway Street in Houston, Texas, as the "Benny C. Martinez Post Office Building".
- Status: became_law
- Introduced: 2021-01-05
- Sponsor: Rep. Garcia, Sylvia R. [D-TX-29] (D-TX)
- Cosponsors: 35
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-01-05

## Summary

**Designates the United States Postal Service facility at 4020 Broadway Street in Houston, Texas, as the Benny C. Martinez Post Office Building.** This makes that name the official reference in federal laws, maps, regulations, documents, papers, and other United States records. The designation is self-contained and only changes the facility's official name.

## Cosponsors (35)

- Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20] (D-TX), 2021-01-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36] (R-TX), 2021-01-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vela, Filemon [D-TX-34] (D-TX), 2021-01-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] (D-TX), 2021-01-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2021-01-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Roy, Chip [R-TX-21] (R-TX), 2021-01-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] (D-TX), 2021-01-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Taylor, Van [R-TX-3] (R-TX), 2021-01-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Williams, Roger [R-TX-25] (R-TX), 2021-01-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] (D-TX), 2021-01-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] (D-TX), 2021-01-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-34] (D-TX), 2021-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16] (D-TX), 2021-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fletcher, Lizzie [D-TX-7] (D-TX), 2021-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Allred, Colin Z. [D-TX-32] (D-TX), 2021-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pfluger, August [R-TX-11] (R-TX), 2021-07-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] (D-TX), 2021-08-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31] (R-TX), 2021-08-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cloud, Michael [R-TX-27] (R-TX), 2021-08-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Granger, Kay [R-TX-12] (R-TX), 2021-09-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1] (R-TX), 2021-09-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] (R-TX), 2021-10-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brady, Kevin [R-TX-8] (R-TX), 2021-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] (R-TX), 2021-11-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fallon, Pat [R-TX-4] (R-TX), 2021-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] (R-TX), 2021-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nehls, Troy E. [R-TX-22] (R-TX), 2021-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Arrington, Jodey C. [R-TX-19] (R-TX), 2021-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ellzey, Jake [R-TX-6] (R-TX), 2021-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson, Ronny [R-TX-13] (R-TX), 2021-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gonzales, Tony [R-TX-23] (R-TX), 2021-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-17] (R-TX), 2021-12-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gooden, Lance [R-TX-5] (R-TX), 2021-12-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Duyne, Beth [R-TX-24] (R-TX), 2021-12-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2] (R-TX), 2021-12-14T00:00:00.000Z

## Votes

| Date | Chamber | Question | Result | Yea | Nay |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2022-07-14T00:00:00.000Z | house | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Passed | 386 | 35 |

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## Sources
- [117-hr-203 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/203)

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