To designate the Federal building in Jacksonville, Florida, as the "Charles E. Bennett Federal Building".
Public Law 103-96 · H.R. 2431 · 103rd Congress · began in the House
Signed by Bill Clinton (D) on Oct 6, 1993 · Commemorations
Sponsor: Rep. Corrine Brown (D-FL-3)
Cosponsors (29): Rep. Norman Mineta, Rep. James Traficant,
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateVoice vote
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Designates the Federal building at 400 Bay Street, Jacksonville, Florida (or any building built to replace it), as the Charles E. Bennett Federal Building.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee · House · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Public Buildings and Grounds Subcommittee
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 15 actions.
- Oct 6, 1993Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 103-96.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Sep 24, 1993PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Sep 15, 1993FloorFloor · Passed Senate in lieu of S. 1302 without amendment by Voice Vote.
- Sep 13, 1993FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
- FloorFloor · Mr. Traficant moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Sep 9, 1993CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
- Aug 5, 1993CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
- Aug 4, 1993CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Public Buildings and Grounds Subcommittee of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Public Buildings and Grounds Subcommittee of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
- Jul 1, 1993CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by Public Buildings and Grounds Subcommittee of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
- Jun 28, 1993CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Public Buildings and Grounds Subcommittee of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
- Jun 16, 1993CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House
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Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.