H.R. 1216 (111th): To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1100 Town and Country Commons in Chesterfield, Missouri, as the “Lance Corporal Matthew P. Pathenos Post Office Building”.

Introduced:
Feb 26, 2009 (111th Congress, 2009–2010)
Sponsor:
Rep. Todd Akin [R-MO2]
Status:
Died (Passed House)
See Instead:
This bill was re-introduced as H.R. 3247 (112th) on Oct 24, 2011.

The bill’s title was written by the bill’s sponsor. H.R. stands for House of Representatives bill.

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Status

This bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress and was passed by the House on March 19, 2009 but was never passed by the Senate.

Progress
Introduced Feb 26, 2009
Referred to Committee Feb 26, 2009
Reported by Committee Mar 10, 2009
Passed House Mar 19, 2009
Cosponsors
8 cosponsors (4R, 4D) (show)
Committees

House Oversight and Government Reform

Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

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Last updated Mar 19, 2009.
2 pages

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2/26/2009--Introduced.
Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1100 Town and Country Commons in Chesterfield, Missouri, as the "Lance Corporal Matthew P. Pathenos Post Office Building."

House Republican Conference Summary

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This summary can be found at http://www.gop.gov/bill/111/1/hr1216.

Background

Lance Corporal Matthew P. Pathenos, 21, of Ballwin, Missouri was assigned to Marine Forces Reserve's 3rd Battalion, 24th Marine Regiment, 4th Marine Division. He was killed February 7, 2007, while conducting combat operations in Anbar province, Iraq.

Summary

H.R. 1216 designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1100 Town and Country Commons in Chesterfield, Missouri, as the "Lance Corporal Matthew P. Pathenos Post Office Building."

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