H.R. 3556 (112th): To designate the new United States courthouse in Buffalo, New York, as the “Robert H. Jackson United States Courthouse”.

Introduced:
Dec 02, 2011 (112th Congress, 2011–2013)
Sponsor:
Rep. Brian Higgins [D-NY27]
Status:
Signed by the President
Slip Law:
This bill became Pub.L. 112-184.

The bill’s title was written by the bill’s sponsor. H.R. stands for House of Representatives bill.

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Status

This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on October 5, 2012.

Progress
Introduced Dec 02, 2011
Referred to Committee Dec 02, 2011
Reported by Committee Mar 08, 2012
Passed House Jul 23, 2012
Passed Senate Sep 22, 2012
Signed by the President Oct 05, 2012
Cosponsors
29 cosponsors (21D, 8R) (show)
Committees

House Transportation and Infrastructure

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Last updated Jan 01, 2012.
1 pages

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Library of Congress Summary

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10/5/2012--Public Law. (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Designates the U.S. courthouse located at 2 Niagara Square, Buffalo, New York, as the "Robert H. Jackson United States Courthouse."

House Republican Conference Summary

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This summary can be found at http://www.gop.gov/bill/112/2/hr3556.

Background

According to a Committee Report accompanying the legislation: Justice Jackson was born on February 13, 1892 in Pennsylvania and was raised in Frewsburg, New York. He did not attend college but attended the Albany School of Law for one year and apprenticed in a law firm. At the age of 21, he was admitted to the New York Bar and joined a law practice in Jamestown, New York. He later moved to practice in Buffalo where he also served as city corporation counsel.

In 1934, President Franklin D. Roosevelt designated him as general counsel at the Internal Revenue Service. Subsequently, he served as the U.S. Solicitor General and the U.S. Attorney General. And, in 1941, President Roosevelt nominated him as an associate justice on the U.S. Supreme Court where he served until his death in 1954.

In 1945, President Harry S. Truman appointed Justice Jackson as the chief prosecutor for the United States in the Nuremberg trials of Nazi war criminals. Before his death, Justice Jackson participated in the unanimous decision in the desegregation case of Brown v. Board of Education in 1954. 

Summary

H.R. 3556 would designate the new United States courthouse in Buffalo, New York, as the “Robert H. Jackson United States Courthouse.”

Cost

According to CBO, H.R. 3556 would have no significant impact on the federal budget and would not affect direct spending or revenues.

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