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HR 1279 106th Congress House Commemorations Congress Congressional tributes Courthouses Federal office buildings Government Operations and Politics Law Mississippi Names Postal facilities

To designate the Federal building and United States post office located at 223 Sharkey Street in Clarksdale, Mississippi, as the "Aaron E. Henry Federal Building and United States Post Office".

Introduced: March 24, 1999 Introduced by: Thompson, Bennie G. Democratic · Mississippi See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 17 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 29, 2000
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Mar 28, 2000
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1428-1430)
Mar 28, 2000
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H1428)
Mar 28, 2000
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1279.
Mar 28, 2000
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Mar 28, 2000
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Mar 28, 2000
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1428)
Mar 28, 2000
Mr. LaTourette moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Mar 23, 2000
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation. H. Rept. 106-538.
Mar 23, 2000
Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 186.
Mar 16, 2000
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Mar 16, 2000
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Mar 15, 2000
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Mar 15, 2000
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Mar 26, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, Hazardous Materials and Pipeline Transportation.
Mar 24, 1999
Introduced in House
Mar 24, 1999
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Designates the Federal building and U.S. courthouse located at 236 Sharkey Street in Clarksdale, Mississippi, as the Aaron E. Henry Federal Building and United States Courthouse.
What's happening now March 29, 2000

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1279: To designate the Federal building and United States post office located at 223 Sharkey Street in Clarksdale, Mississippi, as the "Aaron E. Henry Federal Building and United States Post Office".. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-1279/
MLA
"H.R. 1279: To designate the Federal building and United States post office located at 223 Sharkey Street in Clarksdale, Mississippi, as the "Aaron E. Henry Federal Building and United States Post Office".." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-1279/.
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H.R. 1279, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-1279/.
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[H.R. 1279: To designate the Federal building and United States post office located at 223 Sharkey Street in Clarksdale, Mississippi, as the "Aaron E. Henry Federal Building and United States Post Office".](https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-1279/)
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