House bill · 115th Congress · Public Law 115-242
To designate the J. Marvin Jones Federal Building and Courthouse in Amarillo, Texas, as the "J. Marvin Jones Federal Building and Mary Lou Robinson United States Courthouse".
Became law on Sep 18, 2018.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMay 10, 2018
- Committee actionJun 27, 2018
- Passed HouseJul 16, 2018 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateSep 4, 2018 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentSep 6, 2018
- Became lawSep 18, 2018
Latest action: Sep 18, 2018 — Became Public Law No: 115-242.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5772.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 5772, a bill to designate the J. Marvin Jones Federal Building and Courthouse located in Amarillo, Texas, as the “J. Marvin Jones Federal Building and Mary Lou Robinson United States Courthouse”” on July 10, 2018. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on June 27, 2018”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 10, 2018 ↗
Evidence
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- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/54162
- CBO publication date
- July 10, 2018
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5772, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/5772
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 115-819 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported August 1, 2018 ↗
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- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/HRPT/819
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5772, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/5772
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 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. THORNBERRY, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 164, No. 76, May 10, 2018, Page H3930):United States Constitution Article I, Section 8, Clause 9 (To constitute Tribunals inferior to the Supreme Court)Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 10, 2018 ↗
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- 113 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5772, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/5772
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 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
No cosponsors.
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Sponsor’s state and district
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