HR 837 · 111th Congress 2009–2011, ended

To designate the Federal building located at 799 United Nations Plaza in New York, New York, as the "Ronald H. Brown United States Mission to the United Nations Building".

Latest action · Jun 30, 2009 Became Public Law No: 111-35.

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.

  1. IntroducedFeb 3, 2009
  2. Passed HouseMar 10, 2009
  3. Passed SenateJun 17, 2009
  4. To the PresidentJun 19, 2009
  5. Became lawJun 30, 2009Public Law 111-35

Summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Designates the federal building located at 799 United Nations Plaza in New York, New York, as the "Ronald H. Brown United States Mission to the United Nations Building."

Cosponsors

Members who signed on, in the order they did.

No cosponsors are on file for this measure.

Committees 2

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseTransportation and Infrastructure Committee
Referred Feb 3, 2009Markup Feb 12, 2009Reported Mar 10, 2009
Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee
Referred Feb 4, 2009Discharged Feb 12, 2009
SenateEnvironment and Public Works Committee
Referred Mar 11, 2009Markup May 14, 2009Reported Jun 11, 2009

Actions 23

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jun 30, 2009Signed by President.
  2. Jun 30, 2009Became Public Law No: 111-35.
  3. Jun 19, 2009Presented to President.
  4. Jun 18, 2009Message on Senate action sent to the House.
  5. Jun 17, 2009Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6741)
  6. Jun 17, 2009Cleared for White House.
  7. Jun 11, 2009Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Boxer without amendment. Without written report.
  8. Jun 11, 2009Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 76.
  9. May 14, 2009Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
  10. Mar 11, 2009Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
  11. Mar 10, 2009Reported by the Committee on Transportation. H. Rept. 111-28.
  12. Mar 10, 2009Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 18.
  13. Mar 10, 2009Ms. Edwards (MD) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  14. Mar 10, 2009Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3115-3116)
  15. Mar 10, 2009DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 837.
  16. Mar 10, 2009Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3115)
  17. Mar 10, 2009Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  18. Feb 12, 2009Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management Discharged.
  19. Feb 12, 2009Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  20. Feb 12, 2009Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
  21. Feb 4, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
  22. Feb 3, 2009Introduced in House
  23. Feb 3, 2009Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

In the Congressional Record 4

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.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
SenateDebate and remarks S6741Harry Reid D-NVJun 17, 2009
ExtensionsDebate and remarks E1163Charles B. Rangel D-NYMay 14, 2009
ExtensionsDebate and remarks E641Sheila Jackson Lee D-TXMar 11, 2009
HouseDebate and remarks H3115, H3116, H3129Text printed H3115Corrine Brown D-FL, Donna F. Edwards D-MD, James L. Oberstar D-MN, Mario Diaz-Balart R-FLMar 10, 2009

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

  1. Feb 17, 2009H.R. 837, A bill to designate the federal building located at 799 United Nations Plaza in New York, New York, as the "Ronald H. Brown United States Mission to the United Nations Building"<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on February 12, 2009</p>
  2. Feb 17, 2009H.R. 837, A bill to designate the federal building located at 799 United Nations Plaza in New York, New York, as the "Ronald H. Brown United States Mission to the United Nations Building"Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on February 12, 2009

CRS reports 12

Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.

Cite it 12

Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.

Titles 1

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To designate the Federal building located at 799 United Nations Plaza in New York, New York, as the "Ronald H. Brown United States Mission to the United Nations Building".

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.

Text 6

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. —Enrolled Bill
  2. Jun 11, 2009Reported to Senate
  3. Mar 11, 2009Referred in Senate
  4. Mar 10, 2009Engrossed in House
  5. Mar 10, 2009Reported in House
  6. Feb 3, 2009Introduced in House

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