House bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law
To designate the Federal building located at 10th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW, in Washington, DC, as the "Robert F. Kennedy Department of Justice Building".
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedApr 17, 1997
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 1, 1997 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Buildings and Economic Development.
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
85 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 82 Democrats
3 of 85 cosponsors (4%) are from the other party.
Gary Ackerman (D-NY), John Baldacci (D-ME), James Barcia (D-MI), Thomas Barrett (D-WI), Howard Berman (D-CA), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), David Bonior (D-MI), Robert Borski (D-PA), Corrine Brown (D-FL), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Julia Carson (D-IN), Donna Christensen (D-VI), William Clay (D-MO), Eva Clayton (D-NC), William Coyne (D-PA), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Danny Davis (D-IL), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Bill Delahunt (D-MA), Ronald Dellums (D-CA), Julian Dixon (D-CA), Mike Doyle (D-PA), Chet Edwards (D-TX), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Anna Eshoo (D-CA), Lane Evans (D-IL), Bob Filner (D-CA), Floyd Flake (D-NY), Harold Ford (D-TN) and 55 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. John Lewis.
- H.R. 613 (105th) To designate the Federal building located at 100 Alabama Street NW, in Atlanta, Georgia, as the "Sam Nunn Federal Center".
- H.Res. 212 (105th) Recognizing suicide as a national problem, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 773 (105th) National African American Museum Act
- H.R. 74 (105th) Voting Rights of Homeless Citizens Act of 1997
- H.J.Res. 57 (105th) To authorize the Ralph David Abernathy Memorial Foundation to establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs.
- H.R. 878 (105th) Commuter Choice Act
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.