H.R. 2896 (112th): To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 369 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in Jersey City, New Jersey, as the “Judge Shirley A. Tolentino Post Office Building”.

Introduced:
Sep 12, 2011 (112th Congress, 2011–2013)
Sponsor:
Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ10]
Status:
Died (Passed House)

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Status

This bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress and was passed by the House on July 23, 2012 but was never passed by the Senate.

Progress
Introduced Sep 12, 2011
Referred to Committee Sep 12, 2011
Reported by Committee Jun 27, 2012
Passed House Jul 23, 2012
Cosponsors
12 cosponsors (6R, 6D) (show)
Committees

House Oversight and Government Reform

Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

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Last updated Jul 24, 2012.
2 pages

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9/12/2011--Introduced.
Designates the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 369 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in Jersey City, New Jersey, as the "Judge Shirley A. Tolentino Post Office Building."

House Republican Conference Summary

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This summary can be found at http://www.gop.gov/bill/112/2/hr2896.

Background

Tolentino served 26-years as a Hudson County judge distinguished her as the first African-American woman judge at the Jersey City Municipal Court, the first African-American woman appointed to a judgeship at the New Jersey State Superior Court, and was the only African-American woman in her graduating class at Seton Hall Law School.

Tolentino worked her way through Seton Hall University School of Law at nights while holding down a job as a high school Latin teacher. She was appointed as a judge in the Jersey City Municipal Court system in 1976 and five years later was elevated to the presiding judge of the court.

Judge Tolentino passed away on October 31, 2010, at the age of 67.

Summary

This legislation would designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 369 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive in Jersey City, New Jersey, as the "Judge Shirley A. Tolentino Post Office Building."

Cost

According to CBO, any costs related to new post office designations, which include the cost of changing the name on the building, signs, and maps, are not significant.

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