House bill · 111th Congress · Public Law 111-34
To designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 306 East Main Street in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, as the "J. Herbert W. Small Federal Building and United States Courthouse".
Became law on Jun 30, 2009.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 3, 2009
- Committee actionFeb 12, 2009
- Passed HouseMar 10, 2009 · 427–0
- Passed SenateJun 17, 2009 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentJun 19, 2009
- Became lawJun 30, 2009
Latest action: Jun 30, 2009 — Became Public Law No: 111-34.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 813.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 813, A bill to designate the federal building and United States courthouse located at 306 East Main Street in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, as the "J. Herbert W. Small Federal Building and United States Courthouse"” on February 17, 2009. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on February 12, 2009</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, February 17, 2009 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/20482
- CBO publication date
- February 17, 2009
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 813, 111th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/813
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
9175a2b058b5456bbb948fa24e311e411435c317bac54a4518952cac46caa857
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 813, A bill to designate the federal building and United States courthouse located at 306 East Main Street in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, as the "J. Herbert W. Small Federal Building and United States Courthouse"” on February 17, 2009. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on February 12, 2009”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, February 17, 2009 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/20482
- CBO publication date
- February 17, 2009
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 813, 111th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/813
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
9175a2b058b5456bbb948fa24e311e411435c317bac54a4518952cac46caa857
PORKER links to the estimate and does not repeat its dollar figures. Each estimate is for the version of the bill its description names; the bill may have changed since.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 111-27 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported June 11, 2009 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/111/HRPT/27
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 813, 111th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/813
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 13, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
9175a2b058b5456bbb948fa24e311e411435c317bac54a4518952cac46caa857
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From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 813, last updated September 8, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 13, 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
12 cosponsors — 5 Republicans, 7 Democrats
5 of 12 cosponsors (42%) are from the other party.
Howard Coble (R-NC), Bob Etheridge (D-NC), Virginia Foxx (R-NC), Walter Jones (R-NC), Larry Kissell (D-NC), Patrick McHenry (R-NC), Mike McIntyre (D-NC), Brad Miller (D-NC), Sue Myrick (R-NC), David Price (D-NC), Heath Shuler (D-NC), Melvin Watt (D-NC).
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 26, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.