H.R. 813: To designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 306 East Main Street in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, as the "J. Herbert W. Small Federal Building and United States Courthouse".
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H.R. 813: To designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 306 East Main Street in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, as the "J. Herbert W. Small Federal Building and United States Courthouse".
111th Congress · introduced 2009-02-03 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Became Public Law No: 111-34.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2009-02-03 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 114 (2009): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, HR813 (2009-03-10), Passed. See all
- Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 111-34. (final step reached)
- If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.
Official title
To designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 306 East Main Street in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, as the "J. Herbert W. Small Federal Building and United States Courthouse".
Plain summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Designates the federal building and U.S. courthouse located at 306 East Main Street in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, as the "J. Herbert W. Small Federal Building and United States Courthouse."
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Official text
To designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 306 East Main Street in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, as the "J. Herbert W. Small Federal Building and United States Courthouse".
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Sponsor: Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1] · 12 cosponsors
Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 813, A bill to designate the federal building and United States courthouse located at 306 East Main Street in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, as the "J. Herbert W. Small Federal Building and United States Courthouse" (2009-02-17); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 813, A bill to designate the federal building and United States courthouse located at 306 East Main Street in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, as the "J. Herbert W. Small Federal Building and United States Courthouse" (2009-02-17)
Cosponsors on this site
Virginia Foxx (R-NC)
Recorded votes
- House roll call 114 (2009): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, HR813 (2009-03-10): Passed
Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-111hr813.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/111/hr>
Record fed-us-cong111-hr813 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111