To permit the Scipio A. Jones Post Office in Little Rock, Arkansas, to accept and display a portrait of Scipio A. Jones, and for other purposes.

Bill: 116-hr-3317
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Hill, J. French [R-AR-2]
Introduced: 2019-06-18
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Arkansas

Art, artists, authorship

Government buildings, facilities, and property

Postal service

State and local government operations

U.S. history
Latest action: action_date: 2020-12-03
text: Became Public Law No: 116-198.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-06-18
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill permits the postmaster of the Scipio A. Jones Post Office in Little Rock, Arkansas, to accept and display in the lobby of such post office a portrait, painted by artist Wade Hampton, of Scipio A. Jones.</p>

action_date: 2020-11-18
action_desc: Passed Senate
text: <p>This bill permits the postmaster of the Scipio A. Jones Post Office in Little Rock, Arkansas, to accept and display in the lobby of such post office a portrait, painted by artist Wade Hampton, of Scipio A. Jones.</p>

action_date: 2020-12-03
action_desc: Public Law
text: <p>This bill permits the postmaster of the Scipio A. Jones Post Office in Little Rock, Arkansas, to accept and display in the lobby of such post office a portrait, painted by artist Wade Hampton, of Scipio A. Jones.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3317 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 18, 2019 Mr. Hill of Arkansas introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Reform A BILL To permit the Scipio A. Jones Post Office in Little Rock, Arkansas, to accept and display a portrait of Scipio A. Jones, and for other purposes.

1. Scipio A. Jones Post Office portrait (a) In general The postmaster of the Scipio A. Jones Post Office, located at 1700 Main Street in Little Rock, Arkansas, may accept and display, in the lobby of such Post Office, a painting, by artist Wade Hampton, of a portrait of Scipio A. Jones. (b) Costs; gifts The United States Postal Service shall not be responsible for any costs of carrying out subsection (a), including the costs of displaying the painting. The postmaster referred to in such subsection is authorized to accept on behalf of the Government the painting and any services necessary to display the painting.

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 3317 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To permit the Scipio A. Jones Post Office in Little Rock, Arkansas, to accept and display a portrait of Scipio A. Jones, and for other purposes.

1. Scipio A. Jones Post Office portrait (a) In general The postmaster of the Scipio A. Jones Post Office, located at 1700 Main Street in Little Rock, Arkansas, may accept and display, in the lobby of such Post Office, a painting, by artist Wade Hampton, of a portrait of Scipio A. Jones. (b) Costs; gifts The United States Postal Service shall not be responsible for any costs of carrying out subsection (a), including the costs of displaying the painting. The postmaster referred to in such subsection is authorized to accept on behalf of the Government the painting and any services necessary to display the painting.

Passed the House of Representatives February 5, 2020. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk.

tv_txt: IIB 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 3317 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 10, 2020 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs AN ACT To permit the Scipio A. Jones Post Office in Little Rock, Arkansas, to accept and display a portrait of Scipio A. Jones, and for other purposes.

1. Scipio A. Jones Post Office portrait (a) In general The postmaster of the Scipio A. Jones Post Office, located at 1700 Main Street in Little Rock, Arkansas, may accept and display, in the lobby of such Post Office, a painting, by artist Wade Hampton, of a portrait of Scipio A. Jones. (b) Costs; gifts The United States Postal Service shall not be responsible for any costs of carrying out subsection (a), including the costs of displaying the painting. The postmaster referred to in such subsection is authorized to accept on behalf of the Government the painting and any services necessary to display the painting.

Passed the House of Representatives February 5, 2020. Cheryl L. Johnson, Clerk

tv_txt: II Calendar No. 447 116th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 3317 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 10, 2020 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs March 12, 2020 Reported by Mr. Johnson , without amendment AN ACT To permit the Scipio A. Jones Post Office in Little Rock, Arkansas, to accept and display a portrait of Scipio A. Jones, and for other purposes.

1. Scipio A. Jones Post Office portrait (a) In general The postmaster of the Scipio A. Jones Post Office, located at 1700 Main Street in Little Rock, Arkansas, may accept and display, in the lobby of such Post Office, a painting, by artist Wade Hampton, of a portrait of Scipio A. Jones. (b) Costs; gifts The United States Postal Service shall not be responsible for any costs of carrying out subsection (a), including the costs of displaying the painting. The postmaster referred to in such subsection is authorized to accept on behalf of the Government the painting and any services necessary to display the painting.

March 12, 2020 Reported without amendment

tv_txt: I One Hundred Sixteenth Congress of the United States of America At the Second Session Begun and held at the City of Washington on Friday, the third day of January, two thousand and twenty H. R. 3317 AN ACT To permit the Scipio A. Jones Post Office in Little Rock, Arkansas, to accept and display a portrait of Scipio A. Jones, and for other purposes.

1. Scipio A. Jones Post Office portrait (a) In general The postmaster of the Scipio A. Jones Post Office, located at 1700 Main Street in Little Rock, Arkansas, may accept and display, in the lobby of such Post Office, a painting, by artist Wade Hampton, of a portrait of Scipio A. Jones. (b) Costs; gifts The United States Postal Service shall not be responsible for any costs of carrying out subsection (a), including the costs of displaying the painting. The postmaster referred to in such subsection is authorized to accept on behalf of the Government the painting and any services necessary to display the painting.

Speaker of the House of Representatives. Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.