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To designate the United States Post Office-Courthouse located at South 6th and Rogers Avenue, Fort Smith, Arkansas, as the “Judge Isaac C. Parker Federal Building”
To designate the United States Post Office-Courthouse located at South 6th and Rogers Avenue, Fort Smith, Arkansas, as the “Judge Isaac C. Parker Federal Building”
Act Details
To designate the United States Post Office-Courthouse located at South 6th and Rogers Avenue, Fort Smith, Arkansas, as the “Judge Isaac C. Parker Federal Building” was, as a bill, a proposal (now, a piece of legislation) introduced on 1995-06-08 in the House of Commons and Senate respectively of the 104 United States Congress by Timothy Hutchinson in relation with: Arkansas, Commemorations, Courthouses, Federal office buildings, Government operations and politics, Law, Names, Postal facilities.
To designate the United States Post Office-Courthouse located at South 6th and Rogers Avenue, Fort Smith, Arkansas, as the “Judge Isaac C. Parker Federal Building” became law (1) in the United States on 1996-04-30. It was referred to the following Committee(s): (2)
House Transportation and Infrastructure (HSPW)
sub Subcommittee on Public Buildings and Economic Development (sub 08)
Sponsor
Timothy Hutchinson, Republican, Senator from Arkansas
The proposal had the following cosponsors:
Larry Lee Pressler, Republican, Senator, from South Dakota
Alan Kooi Simpson, Republican, Senator
Act Overview
- Number: 1804 (3)
- Official Title as Introduced: To designate the United States Post Office-Courthouse located at South 6th and Rogers Avenue, Fort Smith, Arkansas, as the “Judge Isaac C. Parker Federal Building” (4)
- Date First Introduced: 1995-06-08
- Sponsor Name: Timothy Hutchinson
- Assignment Process: See Committe Assignments (5)
- Latest Major Activity/Action: Enacted
- Date Enacted (signed, in general (6), by President): 1996-04-30
- Type: hr (7)
- Main Topic: Government operations and politics
- Related Bills: (8)
- Summary of To designate the United States Post Office-Courthouse located at South 6th and Rogers Avenue, Fort Smith, Arkansas, as the “Judge Isaac C. Parker Federal Building”: Govtrack. Authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress.
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Text of the To designate the United States Post Office-Courthouse located at South 6th and Rogers Avenue, Fort Smith, Arkansas, as the “Judge Isaac C. Parker Federal Building”
Designates the United States Post Office-Courthouse located at South 6th and Rogers Avenue Fort Smith Arkansas as the Judge Isaac C. Parker Federal Building.
Act Notes
- [Note 1] An Act (like To designate the United States Post Office-Courthouse located at South 6th and Rogers Avenue, Fort Smith, Arkansas, as the “Judge Isaac C. Parker Federal Building”) or a resolution cannot become a law in the United States until it has been approved (passed) in identical form by both the House of Representatives and the Senate, as well as signed by the President (but see (5)). If the two bodys of the Congress versions of an Act are not identical, one of the bodies might decide to take a further vote to adopt the bill (see more about the Congress process here). An Act may be pass in identical form with or without amendments and with or without conference. (see more about Enrollment).
- [Note 2] Proposals are referred to committees for preliminary consideration, then debated, amended, and passed (or rejected) by the full House or Senate. To prevent endless shuttling of bills between the House and Senate, bills like To designate the United States Post Office-Courthouse located at South 6th and Rogers Avenue, Fort Smith, Arkansas, as the “Judge Isaac C. Parker Federal Building” are referred to joint committees made up of members of both houses.
- [Note 3] For more information regarding this legislative proposal, go to THOMAS, select “Bill Number,” search on (To designate the United States Post Office-Courthouse located at South 6th and Rogers Avenue, Fort Smith, Arkansas, as the “Judge Isaac C. Parker Federal Building”)
- [Note 4] To designate the United States Post Office-Courthouse located at South 6th and Rogers Avenue, Fort Smith, Arkansas, as the “Judge Isaac C. Parker Federal Building”. The current official title of a bill is always present, assigned at introduction (for example, in this case, on 1995-06-08) and can be revised any time. This type of titles are sentences.
- [Note 5] The Act is referred to the appropriate committee by the Speaker of any of the two Houses. Bills are placed on the calendar of the committee to which they have been assigned. See Assignment Process.
- [Note 6] Regarding exceptions to President´s approval, a bill that is not signed (returned unsigned) by the President can still become law if at lest two thirds of each of the two bodys of the Congress votes to pass it, which is an infrequent case. See also Presidential Veto.
- [Note 7] Legislative Proposal types can be: hr, hres, hjres, hconres, s, sres, sjres, sconres. A bill originating in the Senate is designated by the letter “S”, and a bill originating from the House of Representatives begins with “H.R.”, followed, in both cases, by its individual number which it retains throughout all its parliamentary process.
- [Note 8] For information regarding related bill/s to To designate the United States Post Office-Courthouse located at South 6th and Rogers Avenue, Fort Smith, Arkansas, as the “Judge Isaac C. Parker Federal Building”, go to THOMAS.
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Arkansas
Commemorations
Courthouses
Federal office buildings
Government operations and politics
Law
Names
Postal facilities
Further Reading
- “How our laws are made”, Edward F Willett; Jack Brooks, Washington, U.S. G.P.O.
- “To make all laws : the Congress of the United States, 1789-1989”, James H Hutson- Washington, Library of Congress.
- “Bills introduced and laws enacted: selected legislative statistics, 1947-1990”, Rozanne M Barry; Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.