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House bill · 110th Congress · Did not become law

To designate the United States courthouse located at 101 East Pecan Street in Sherman, Texas, as the "Paul Brown United States Courthouse".

H.R. 1978Introduced Apr 20, 2007Policy area: Commemorations
Sponsor: Rep. Ralph Hall R-TX
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Where it went

Latest action: Apr 23, 2007 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.

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

15 cosponsors — 12 Republicans, 3 Democrats

3 of 15 cosponsors (20%) are from the other party.

Joe Barton (R-TX), Michael Burgess (R-TX), K. Conaway (R-TX), John Culberson (R-TX), Chet Edwards (D-TX), Kay Granger (R-TX), Jeb Hensarling (R-TX), Ruben Hinojosa (D-TX), Sam Johnson (R-TX), Kenny Marchant (R-TX), Michael McCaul (R-TX), Randy Neugebauer (R-TX), Solomon Ortiz (D-TX), Ted Poe (R-TX), William Thornberry (R-TX).

More from the sponsor

Other 110th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Ralph Hall.

Sponsor’s state and district

Texas in Congress · TX-4 district

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Data as of Sep 27, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.