Public Law 112-126
1ST SESSION
An Act
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1449 West Avenue in Bronx, New York, as the “Private Isaac T. Cortes Post Office”.
- Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
Section 1. Private Isaac t. Cortes Post Office.
edit- (a) Designation.—
- The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1449 West Avenue in Bronx, New York, shall be known and designated as the “Private Isaac T. Cortes Post Office”.
- (b) References.—
- Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record of the United States to the facility referred to in subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the “Private Isaac T. Cortes Post Office”.
Approved June 5, 2011.
Legislative History
edit- CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 158 (2012)
- March 5, considered and passed House by voice vote.
- May 17, considered and passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 158 (2012)
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