House bill · 104th Congress · Public Law 104-139
To redesignate the Federal building located at 345 Middlefield Road in Menlo Park, California, and known as the Earth Sciences and Library Building, as the "Vincent E. McKelvey Federal Building".
Became law on Apr 30, 1996.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedOct 30, 1995
- Committee actionDec 14, 1995
- Passed HouseDec 18, 1995 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateApr 16, 1996 · by voice vote
- To the PresidentApr 19, 1996
- Became lawApr 30, 1996
Latest action: Apr 30, 1996 — Became Public Law No: 104-139.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2556.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 104-418 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported March 28, 1996 ↗
Evidence
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- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/104/HRPT/418
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2556, 104th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/104/hr/2556
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
No cosponsors.
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 29, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.