House bill · 114th Congress · Public Law 114-48
To designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 83 Meeting Street in Charleston, South Carolina, as the "J. Waties Waring Judicial Center".
Became law on Aug 7, 2015.
Sponsor: Rep. James Clyburn D-SCWhere it went
- IntroducedApr 30, 2015
- Committee actionMay 20, 2015
- Passed HouseJun 15, 2015 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateAug 5, 2015 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentAug 6, 2015
- Became lawAug 7, 2015
Latest action: Aug 7, 2015 — Became Public Law No: 114-48.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2131.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2131, a bill to designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 83 Meeting Street in Charleston, South Carolina, as the âJ. Waties Waring Judicial Centerâ” on May 27, 2015. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on May 20, 2015”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 27, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/50229
- CBO publication date
- May 27, 2015
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2131, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/2131
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
8430448526289b57dde9f6a3a666af00f58e8dab866b5ade0800c1aa976fc382
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2131, a bill to designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 83 Meeting Street in Charleston, South Carolina, as the “J. Waties Waring Judicial Center”” on May 27, 2015. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on May 20, 2015”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 27, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/50229
- CBO publication date
- May 27, 2015
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2131, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/2131
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
8430448526289b57dde9f6a3a666af00f58e8dab866b5ade0800c1aa976fc382
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 114-137 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on June 4, 2015.Source: Congress.gov, reported June 4, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/114/HRPT/137
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2131, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/2131
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
8430448526289b57dde9f6a3a666af00f58e8dab866b5ade0800c1aa976fc382
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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. CLYBURN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 64, April 30, 2015, Page H2770):Article IV, Section 3 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 30, 2015 ↗
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- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 56 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2131, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/2131
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
8430448526289b57dde9f6a3a666af00f58e8dab866b5ade0800c1aa976fc382
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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
6 cosponsors — 6 Republicans
6 of 6 cosponsors (100%) are from the other party.
Jeff Duncan (R-SC), Trey Gowdy (R-SC), Mick Mulvaney (R-SC), Tom Rice (R-SC), Mark Sanford (R-SC), Joe Wilson (R-SC).
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.