House bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law
To designate the United States courthouse located at 401 South Michigan Street in South Bend, Indiana, as the "Robert K. Rodibaugh United States Bankruptcy Courthouse".
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJan 7, 1997
- Committee actionJul 23, 1997
- Passed HouseSep 23, 1998 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Oct 2, 1998 — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 689.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 81.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 105-235 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported October 2, 1998 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/105/HRPT/235
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 81, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/81
- 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
8 cosponsors — 5 Republicans, 3 Democrats
5 of 8 cosponsors (62%) are from the other party.
Dan Burton (R-IN), Stephen Buyer (R-IN), Julia Carson (D-IN), Lee Hamilton (D-IN), John Hostettler (R-IN), David McIntosh (R-IN), Edward Pease (R-IN), Peter Visclosky (D-IN).
More from the sponsor
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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.