H.R. 3562: An act to designate the federally occupied building located at 1220 Echelon Parkway in Jackson, Mississippi, as the 'James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, Michael Schwerner, and Roy K. Moore Federal Building'.
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H.R. 3562: An act to designate the federally occupied building located at 1220 Echelon Parkway in Jackson, Mississippi, as the 'James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, Michael Schwerner, and Roy K. Moore Federal Building'.
111th Congress · introduced 2009-09-14 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Became Public Law No: 111-243.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2009-09-14 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 528 (2010): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendments, HR3562 (2010-09-16), Passed. See all
- Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 111-243. (final step reached)
- If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.
Official title
An act to designate the federally occupied building located at 1220 Echelon Parkway in Jackson, Mississippi, as the 'James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, Michael Schwerner, and Roy K. Moore Federal Building'.
Plain summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on August 5, 2010. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Directs the Administrator of General Services (GSA) to ensure that the federally occupied building located at 1220 Echelon Parkway in Jackson, Mississippi, is designated as the "James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, Michael Schwerner, and Roy K. Moore Federal Building."
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An act to designate the federally occupied building located at 1220 Echelon Parkway in Jackson, Mississippi, as the 'James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, Michael Schwerner, and Roy K. Moore Federal Building'.
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Sponsor: Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] · 1 cosponsors
Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 3562, A bill to designate the federally occupied building located at 1220 Echelon Parkway in Jackson, Mississippi, as the "James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner Federal Building" (2010-01-28); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 3562, A bill to designate the federally occupied building located at 1220 Echelon Parkway in Jackson, Mississippi, as the "James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner Federal Building" (2010-01-28)
Cosponsors on this site
Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC)
Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] reported raising $928,245 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
Recorded votes
- House roll call 528 (2010): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendments, HR3562 (2010-09-16): Passed
Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-111hr3562.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/111/hr>
Record fed-us-cong111-hr3562 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111