House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law
To designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 180 West Main Street in Abingdon, Virginia, as the "H. Emory Widener, Jr., Federal Building and United States Courthouse".
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJan 24, 2019
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- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
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Latest action: Feb 7, 2019 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 767.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. GRIFFITH, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 15, January 24, 2019, Page H1212):Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 24, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 55 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 767, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/767
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
55102f6079a0f4509d5963a41ee4bb75cf73a5c611b282ec7aa9cb42ba44adab
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
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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
11 cosponsors — 4 Republicans, 7 Democrats
7 of 11 cosponsors (64%) are from the other party.
Andy Barr (R-KY), Donald Beyer (D-VA), Ben Cline (R-VA), Elaine Luria (D-VA), A. McEachin (D-VA), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Denver Riggleman (R-VA), Robert Scott (D-VA), Abigail Spanberger (D-VA), Jennifer Wexton (D-VA), Robert Wittman (R-VA).
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 20, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.