To designate the building located at 1 Federal Plaza in New York, New York, as the "James L. Watson United States Court of International Trade Building".
Latest action · Aug 14, 2003 Became Public Law No: 108-70.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedFeb 27, 2003
- Passed HouseMay 19, 2003
- Passed SenateJul 31, 2003
- To the PresidentAug 7, 2003
- Became lawAug 14, 2003Public Law 108-70
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Designates the building located at 1 Federal Plaza in New York, New York, as the James L. Watson United States Court of International Trade Building.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 193 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Passed380–0 | May 19, 2003 |
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred Feb 27, 2003Markup Apr 9, 2003Reported May 1, 2003 |
| Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee | Referred Feb 28, 2003Discharged Mar 19, 2003 | |
| Senate | Environment and Public Works Committee | Referred May 20, 2003Markup Jul 30, 2003Discharged Aug 1, 2003 |
Actions 24
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 14, 2003Signed by President.
- Aug 14, 2003Became Public Law No: 108-70.
- Aug 7, 2003Presented to President.
- Aug 1, 2003Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Jul 31, 2003Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR 8/1/2003 S10866)
- Jul 31, 2003Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR 8/1/2003 S10866)
- Jul 31, 2003Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Jul 30, 2003Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- May 20, 2003Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
- May 19, 2003Mr. LaTourette moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- May 19, 2003Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4214-4215)
- May 19, 2003DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1018.
- May 19, 2003At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
- May 19, 2003Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4218)
- May 19, 2003Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 380 - 0 (Roll no. 193). (text of measure as passed: CR H4214)
- May 19, 2003Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- May 1, 2003Reported by the Committee on Transportation. H. Rept. 108-85.
- May 1, 2003Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 30.
- Apr 9, 2003Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Apr 9, 2003Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
- Mar 19, 2003Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management Discharged.
- Feb 28, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
- Feb 27, 2003Introduced in House
- Feb 27, 2003Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
In the Congressional Record 3
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S10866 | John E. Sununu R-NH | Jul 31, 2003 |
| House | Debate and remarks H4214, H4215Text printed H4214Recorded votes H4218designate | Charles B. Rangel D-NY, Eleanor Holmes Norton D-DC, James L. Oberstar D-MN, Steven C. LaTourette R-OH | May 19, 2003 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E341 | Charles B. Rangel D-NY | Feb 27, 2003 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To designate the building located at 1 Federal Plaza in New York, New York, as the "James L. Watson United States Court of International Trade Building".
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commemorations.
Text 5
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- May 20, 2003Referred in Senate
- May 19, 2003Engrossed in House
- May 1, 2003Reported in House
- Feb 27, 2003Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.