Public Law 111-50

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Public Law 111-50
…to designate the ``Geraldine Ferraro Post Office Building´´
by the 111th Congress of the United States
486960…to designate the ``Geraldine Ferraro Post Office Building´´ — 2009by the 111th Congress of the United States
111TH UNITED STATES CONGRESS
1ST SESSION

An Act
To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 46-02 21st Street in Long Island City, New York,
as the ``Geraldine Ferraro Post Office Building´´.


Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

Section 1. Geraldine Ferraro Post Office Building.[edit]

(a) Designation.—
The facility of the United States Postal Service located at 46-02 21st Street in Long Island City, New York, shall be known and designated as the ``Geraldine Ferraro Post Office Building´´.
(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 ``Geraldine Ferraro Post Office Building´´.


Approved August 19, 2009.


Legislative History[edit]

  • CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 155 (2009):
    • May 5, considered and passed House.
    • Aug. 4, considered and passed Senate.

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