S. 846: A bill to designate the United States courthouse located at 80 Lafayette Street in Jefferson City, Missouri, as the Christopher S. Bond United States Courthouse.
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S. 846: A bill to designate the United States courthouse located at 80 Lafayette Street in Jefferson City, Missouri, as the Christopher S. Bond United States Courthouse.
112th Congress · introduced 2011-04-14 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Became Public Law No: 112-31.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2011-04-14 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 718 (2011): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, S846 (2011-09-21), Passed. See all
- Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 112-31. (final step reached)
- If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.
Official title
A bill to designate the United States courthouse located at 80 Lafayette Street in Jefferson City, Missouri, as the Christopher S. Bond 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 U.S. courthouse located at 80 Lafayette Street in Jefferson City, Missouri, as the "Christopher S. Bond United States Courthouse."
Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House without amendment), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.
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Official text
A bill to designate the United States courthouse located at 80 Lafayette Street in Jefferson City, Missouri, as the Christopher S. Bond United States Courthouse.
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House without amendment)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO] · 1 cosponsors
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Recorded votes
- House roll call 718 (2011): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, S846 (2011-09-21): Passed
Words on this page, explained (2)
- Bill
- A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
- Bond
- A way to borrow money. A government sells bonds to raise money now and promises to pay it back with interest over time. Bonds repaid from taxes often need voter approval.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House without amendment)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112s846.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/s>
Record fed-us-cong112-s846 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112