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H.R.3982 / 105th Congress

Terry Sanford Commemoration Act of 1998

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 694.

Official summary

Version 36 · Passed House amended · Jul 30, 1998

Designates the Federal building located at 310 New Bern Avenue in Raleigh, North Carolina, as the Terry Sanford Federal Building.

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Who introduced it

Rep. Etheridge, Bob [D-NC-2] · D–NC

Committees

  • Environment and Public Works Committee
  • Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
11 cosponsorship records, including any withdrawals

Actions

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  1. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 694.

  2. Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported to Senate by Senator Chafee without amendment. Without written report.

  3. Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported to Senate by Senator Chafee without amendment. Without written report.

  4. Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

  5. Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

  6. Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  7. On passage Passed without objection.

  8. Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.

  9. Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: 7/29/98 CR H6748-6749)

  10. Mr. Kim asked unanimous consent to take from the Speaker's table and consider.

  11. Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 223.

  12. Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation. H. Rept. 105-618.

  13. Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation. H. Rept. 105-618.

  14. Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

  15. Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

  16. Subcommittee on Public Buildings and Economic Development Discharged.

  17. Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Buildings and Economic Development.

  18. Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

  19. Introduced in House

  20. Introduced in House

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