House bill · 105th Congress · Public Law 105-218
To designate the United States courthouse to be constructed at the corner of Superior and Huron Roads, in Cleveland, Ohio, as the "Carl B. Stokes United States Courthouse".
Became law on Aug 7, 1998.
Sponsor: Rep. Steven LaTourette R-OHWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 6, 1997
- Committee actionJul 23, 1997
- Passed HouseSep 23, 1997 · 420–0
- Passed SenateJul 31, 1998 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentAug 4, 1998
- Became lawAug 7, 1998
Latest action: Aug 7, 1998 — Became Public Law No: 105-218.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 643.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 105-231 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported July 22, 1998 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/105/HRPT/231
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 643, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/643
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
95035623558f41f7cc3a35ddfddab19bbd108812d6365659b431a1db993cd222
A committee report is the committee’s own explanation of the bill. PORKER lists it and links to it; reading it is up to you.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate (as of September 8, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 643, last updated September 8, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 14, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.
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
43 cosponsors — 7 Republicans, 36 Democrats
36 of 43 cosponsors (84%) are from the other party.
Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Thomas Barrett (D-WI), David Bonior (D-MI), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), William Clay (D-MO), Eva Clayton (D-NC), William Coyne (D-PA), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Ronald Dellums (D-CA), Lane Evans (D-IL), Vic Fazio (D-CA), Bob Filner (D-CA), Thomas Foglietta (D-PA), Barney Frank (D-MA), Martin Frost (D-TX), Amo Houghton (R-NY), William Jefferson (D-LA), Eddie Johnson (D-TX), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Dennis Kucinich (D-OH), Jerry Lewis (R-CA), John Lewis (D-GA), Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Frank Mascara (D-PA), Carrie Meek (D-FL), Bob Ney (R-OH), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), James Oberstar (D-MN), John Olver (D-MA), Major Owens (D-NY) and 13 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Steven LaTourette.
- H.R. 1151 (105th) Credit Union Membership Access Act
- H.R. 1481 (105th) Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act of 1998
- H.R. 2766 (105th) To designate the United States Post Office located at 215 East Jackson Street in Painesville, Ohio, as the "Karl Bernal Post Office…
- H.R. 2027 (105th) To provide for the revision of the requirements for a Canadian border boat landing permit pursuant to section 235 of the Immigration and…
- H.R. 1608 (105th) To authorize the Pyramid of Remembrance Foundation to establish a memorial in the District of Columbia or its environs to soldiers who…
- H.R. 216 (105th) To amend section 1128B of the Social Security Act to repeal the criminal penalty for fraudulent disposition of assets in order to obtain…
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.