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HR 579 113th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Congressional tributes Government buildings, facilities, and property Mississippi

To designate the United States courthouse located at 501 East Court Street in Jackson, Mississippi, as the "R. Jess Brown United States Courthouse".

Introduced: February 6, 2013 Introduced by: Thompson, Bennie G. Democratic · Mississippi See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 15 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 9, 2014
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Dec 8, 2014
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8844-8845)
Dec 8, 2014
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Dec 8, 2014
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8844-8845)
Dec 8, 2014
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H8844-8845)
Dec 8, 2014
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 579.
Dec 8, 2014
Mr. Petri moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Sep 27, 2013
Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 58.
Sep 27, 2013
Reported by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 113-233.
Jul 18, 2013
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Jul 18, 2013
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jul 18, 2013
Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management Discharged.
Feb 7, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Feb 6, 2013
Introduced in House
Feb 6, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
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(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Designates the U.S. courthouse located at 501 East Court Street in Jackson, Mississippi, as the "R. Jess Brown United States Courthouse."

What's happening now December 9, 2014

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 579: To designate the United States courthouse located at 501 East Court Street in Jackson, Mississippi, as the "R. Jess Brown United States Courthouse".. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-579/
MLA
"H.R. 579: To designate the United States courthouse located at 501 East Court Street in Jackson, Mississippi, as the "R. Jess Brown United States Courthouse".." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-579/.
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H.R. 579, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-579/.
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[H.R. 579: To designate the United States courthouse located at 501 East Court Street in Jackson, Mississippi, as the "R. Jess Brown United States Courthouse".](https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-579/)
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