House bill · 113th Congress · Public Law 113-60
To designate the United States courthouse and Federal building located at 118 South Mill Street, in Fergus Falls, Minnesota, as the "Edward J. Devitt United States Courthouse and Federal Building.".
Became law on Dec 20, 2013.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJun 4, 2013
- Committee actionJul 18, 2013
- Passed HouseSep 28, 2013 · 416–4
- 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: 113-60.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2251.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 113-234 ↗. 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/234
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2251, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/2251
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- 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. PETERSON, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H3096):Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 and Article 1, Section 8, Clause 17 of the Constitution. The Congress shall have Power to dispose of and make all needful Rules and Regulations respecting the Territory or other Property belonging to the United States; and nothing in this Constitution shall be so construed as to Prejudice any Claims of the United States, or of any particular State.Source: Congress.gov, record updated September 8, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 382 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2251, 113th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/2251
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
2472cd486c4ca2c16a4993e5d0ca90c73e5857bbc1da4df373a12c86d55487a4
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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
7 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 4 Democrats
3 of 7 cosponsors (43%) are from the other party.
Michele Bachmann (R-MN), Keith Ellison (D-MN), John Kline (R-MN), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Richard Nolan (D-MN), Erik Paulsen (R-MN), Timothy Walz (D-MN).
More from the sponsor
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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.