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HR 455 115th 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: January 11, 2017 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
Apr 26, 2017
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Apr 25, 2017
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Apr 25, 2017
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2822)
Apr 25, 2017
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H2822)
Apr 25, 2017
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 455.
Apr 25, 2017
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2822-2823)
Apr 25, 2017
Mr. Ferguson moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Apr 6, 2017
Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 36.
Apr 6, 2017
Reported by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 115-84.
Mar 29, 2017
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Mar 29, 2017
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Mar 29, 2017
Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management Discharged.
Jan 12, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Jan 11, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Jan 11, 2017
Introduced in House
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(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House reported version is repeated here.)

(Sec. 1) This bill 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 April 26, 2017

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. 455: To designate the United States courthouse located at 501 East Court Street in Jackson, Mississippi, as the "R. Jess Brown United States Courthouse".. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-455/
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"H.R. 455: To designate the United States courthouse located at 501 East Court Street in Jackson, Mississippi, as the "R. Jess Brown United States Courthouse".." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-455/.
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H.R. 455, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-455/.
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[H.R. 455: 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/115-HR-455/)
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