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HR6803Referred to Committee

To designate Newark Penn Station in Newark, New Jersey as the "Donald M. Payne, Jr. Transit Center at Newark Penn Station".

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-12-17
Introduced
10
Cosponsors
HR
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Type

Sponsor

LaMonica McIver
LaMonica McIver
Democrat · NJ · Representative
Votes with party: 98.2% (553 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/M001229

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (10)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

  • Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ-12)Original· 2025-12-17
  • Christopher H. Smith (R-NJ-4)Original· 2025-12-17
  • Donald Norcross (D-NJ-1)Original· 2025-12-17
  • Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ-6)Original· 2025-12-17
  • Herbert C. Conaway, Jr. (D-NJ-3)Original· 2025-12-17
  • Jefferson Van Drew (D-NJ-2)Original· 2025-12-17
  • Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ-5)Original· 2025-12-17
  • Nellie Pou (D-NJ-9)Original· 2025-12-17
  • Robert Menendez (D-NJ-8)Original· 2025-12-17
  • Thomas H. Kean, Jr. (R-NJ-7)Original· 2025-12-17

Latest Action

The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →

Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.

2026-02-02

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

  • House Committee on Transportation and InfrastructureReferred To · 2025-12-17

Previously

  • Transportation and Infrastructure CommitteeReferred To · 2025-12-17

Plain-English Summary

This bill designates Newark Penn Station in Newark, New Jersey, as the Donald M. Payne, Jr. Transit Center at Newark Penn Station. Donald Payne Jr. served in the House of Representatives from 2012 until his death in 2024.

Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.

Subjects

Transportation and Public Works
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Open text viewRead on Congress.gov

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