To designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 100 East 8th Avenue in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, as the "George Howard, Jr. Federal Building and United States Courthouse".
Latest action · Dec 26, 2007 Became Public Law No: 110-159.
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.
- IntroducedApr 24, 2007
- Passed HouseJun 25, 2007
- Passed SenateDec 19, 2007
- To the PresidentDec 20, 2007
- Became lawDec 26, 2007Public Law 110-159
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced in the House on April 24, 2007. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Designates the federal building and U.S. courthouse located at 100 East 8th Avenue in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, as the "George Howard, Jr. Federal Building and United States Courthouse."
Cosponsors 3
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Apr 24, 2007.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-AR | John Boozman | Original | Apr 24, 2007 |
| D-AR | Marion Berry | Original | Apr 24, 2007 |
| D-AR | Vic Snyder | Original | Apr 24, 2007 |
Committees 3
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 Apr 24, 2007Markup May 23, 2007Reported Jun 25, 2007 |
| Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee | Referred Apr 25, 2007Markup May 17, 2007Reported May 17, 2007 | |
| Senate | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | Referred Jun 26, 2007Discharged Jul 30, 2007 |
| Senate | Environment and Public Works Committee | Referred Jul 30, 2007Discharged Dec 20, 2007 |
Actions 26
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 26, 2007Signed by President.
- Dec 26, 2007Became Public Law No: 110-159.
- Dec 20, 2007Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Dec 20, 2007Presented to President.
- Dec 19, 2007Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S16055)
In the Congressional Record 2
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 S16055 | Harry Reid D-NV | Dec 19, 2007 |
| House | Debate and remarks H7015–H7017Text printed H7015 | Charles W. Boustany, Jr. R-LA, Eleanor Holmes Norton D-DC, James L. Oberstar D-MN, Mike Ross D-AR | Jun 25, 2007 |
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
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- May 24, 2007H.R. 2011, A bill to designate the federal building and United States courthouse located at 100 East 8th Avenue in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, as the "George Howard, Jr. Federal Building and United States Courthouse"<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on May 23, 2007</p>
- May 24, 2007H.R. 2011, A bill to designate the federal building and United States courthouse located at 100 East 8th Avenue in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, as the "George Howard, Jr. Federal Building and United States Courthouse"Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on May 23, 2007
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| RL34347 | Members of Congress Who Die in Office: Historic and Current Practices Archived | Report | Apr 25, 2012 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1189 | A bill to designate the Federal building and United States Courthouse located at 100 East 8th Avenue in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, as the "George Howard, Jr. Federal Building and United States Courthouse". | Identical bill | Jan 22, 2008 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 100 East 8th Avenue in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, as the "George Howard, Jr. Federal Building and United States Courthouse".
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Commemorations.
Text 6
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Jul 30, 2007Reference Change Senate
- Jun 26, 2007Referred in Senate
- Jun 25, 2007Reported in House
- Jun 25, 2007Engrossed in House
- Apr 24, 2007Introduced 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.
