House bill · 113th Congress · Public Law 113-58
To designate the United States courthouse located at 101 East Pecan Street in Sherman, Texas, as the "Paul Brown United States Courthouse".
Became law on Dec 20, 2013.
Sponsor: Rep. Ralph Hall R-TXWhere it went
- IntroducedJan 4, 2013
- Committee actionJul 18, 2013
- Passed HouseOct 22, 2013 · 402–1
- Passed SenateDec 17, 2013 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentDec 19, 2013
- Became lawDec 20, 2013
Latest action: Dec 20, 2013 — Became Public Law No: 113-58.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 185.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 113-232 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on September 27, 2013.Source: Congress.gov, reported September 27, 2013 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/113/HRPT/232
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 185, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/185
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. HALL, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H54):Article I, Section 8, Clause 17 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, record updated December 5, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 66 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 185, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/185
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 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
29 cosponsors — 22 Republicans, 7 Democrats
7 of 29 cosponsors (24%) are from the other party.
Joe Barton (R-TX), Kevin Brady (R-TX), Michael Burgess (R-TX), John Carter (R-TX), K. Conaway (R-TX), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), John Culberson (R-TX), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), Blake Farenthold (R-TX), Bill Flores (R-TX), Louie Gohmert (R-TX), Kay Granger (R-TX), Al Green (D-TX), Gene Green (D-TX), Jeb Hensarling (R-TX), Ruben Hinojosa (D-TX), Eddie Johnson (D-TX), Sam Johnson (R-TX), Kenny Marchant (R-TX), Michael McCaul (R-TX), Randy Neugebauer (R-TX), Pete Olson (R-TX), Ted Poe (R-TX), Lamar Smith (R-TX), Steve Stockman (R-TX), William Thornberry (R-TX), Filemon Vela (D-TX), Randy Weber (R-TX), Roger Williams (R-TX).
More from the sponsor
Other 113th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Ralph Hall.
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- H.R. 4032 (113th) North Texas Invasive Species Barrier Act of 2014
- H.R. 855 (113th) Optometric Equity in Medicaid Act
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 23, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.