To designate the United States Courthouse to be constructed in Jackson, Mississippi, as the "R. Jess Brown United States Courthouse".
Latest action · Mar 11, 2009 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
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 3, 2009
- Passed HouseMar 10, 2009
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Designates the U.S. courthouse to be constructed at a specified site in Jackson, Mississippi, as the "R. Jess Brown United States Courthouse."
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 115 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Passed424–0 | Mar 10, 2009 |
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 3, 2009Markup Feb 12, 2009Reported Mar 10, 2009 |
| Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee | Referred Feb 4, 2009Discharged Feb 12, 2009 | |
| Senate | Environment and Public Works Committee | Referred Mar 11, 2009 |
Actions 16
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 11, 2009Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
- Mar 10, 2009Reported by the Committee on Transportation. H. Rept. 111-29.
- Mar 10, 2009Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 19.
- Mar 10, 2009Ms. Edwards (MD) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Mar 10, 2009Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3116-3118)
- Mar 10, 2009DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 842.
- Mar 10, 2009At 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.
- Mar 10, 2009Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3126-3127)
- Mar 10, 2009Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 424 - 0 (Roll no. 115). (text: CR H3116)
- Mar 10, 2009Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Feb 12, 2009Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management Discharged.
- Feb 12, 2009Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Feb 12, 2009Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
- Feb 4, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
- Feb 3, 2009Introduced in House
- Feb 3, 2009Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
In the Congressional Record 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H3116, H3117Text printed H3116Recorded votes H3126designate | Bennie G. Thompson D-MS, Donna F. Edwards D-MD, James L. Oberstar D-MN, Mario Diaz-Balart R-FL | Mar 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
- Feb 17, 2009H.R. 842, A bill to designate the United States courthouse to be constructed in Jackson, Mississippi, as the "R. Jess Brown United States Courthouse"<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on February 12, 2009</p>
- Feb 17, 2009H.R. 842, A bill to designate the United States courthouse to be constructed in Jackson, Mississippi, as the "R. Jess Brown United States Courthouse"Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on February 12, 2009
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To designate the United States Courthouse to be constructed in Jackson, Mississippi, as the "R. Jess Brown United States Courthouse".
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 11, 2009Referred in Senate
- Mar 10, 2009Reported in House
- Mar 10, 2009Engrossed in House
- Feb 3, 2009Introduced 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.
