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H.R. 172 (114th): To designate the United States courthouse located at 501 East Court Street in Jackson, Mississippi, as the “R. Jess Brown United States Courthouse”.

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Bennie Thompson

Sponsor. Representative for Mississippi's 2nd congressional district. Democrat.

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Last Updated: Apr 29, 2015
Length: 2 pages
Introduced:

Jan 6, 2015
114th Congress, 2015–2017

Status:
Died in a previous Congress

This bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress and was passed by the House on April 28, 2015 but was never passed by the Senate.

History

Dec 8, 2014
 
Earlier Version — Passed House (Senate next)

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 579 (113th).
Jan 6, 2015
 
Introduced

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Apr 15, 2015
 
Ordered Reported

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Apr 23, 2015
 
Reported by House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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Apr 28, 2015
 
Passed House (Senate next)

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Apr 25, 2017
 
Reintroduced Bill — Passed House (Senate next)

This activity took place on a related bill, H.R. 455.

H.R. 172 (114th) was a bill in the United States Congress.

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This bill was introduced in the 114th Congress, which met from Jan 6, 2015 to Jan 3, 2017. Legislation not enacted by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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