To designate the United States Customs Administrative Building at the Ysleta/Zaragosa Port of Entry located at 797 South Ysleta in El Paso, Texas, as the "Timothy C. McCaghren Customs Administrative Building".
Public Law 104-138 · H.R. 2415 · 104th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Bill Clinton (D) on Apr 30, 1996 · Commemorations
Sponsor: Rep. Ronald Coleman (D-TX-16)
Cosponsors: None
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 United States Customs Administrative Building at the Ysleta-Zaragosa Port of Entry located at 797 South Zaragosa Road in El Paso, Texas, as the Timothy C. McCaghren Customs Administrative 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: Economic Development, Public Buildings, Hazardous Materials and Pipeline Transportation Subcommittee
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 23 actions.
- Apr 30, 1996Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 104-138.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Apr 19, 1996PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Apr 16, 1996FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
- Mar 28, 1996CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
- Dec 18, 1995FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
- FloorFloor · Mr. Gilchrest moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
- Dec 14, 1995CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
- Dec 13, 1995CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Economic Development, Public Buildings, Hazardous Materials and Pipeline Transportation Subcommittee of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Economic Development, Public Buildings, Hazardous Materials and Pipeline Transportation Subcommittee of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by Economic Development, Public Buildings, Hazardous Materials and Pipeline Transportation Subcommittee of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Economic Development, Public Buildings, Hazardous Materials and Pipeline Transportation Subcommittee of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
- Dec 12, 1995FloorFloor · Mr. Gilchrest asked unanimous consent that the Committee on Ways and Means be discharged from consideration of the bill and that the bill be rereferred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. Agreed to without objection.
- CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from House Ways and Means Committee
- Oct 4, 1995CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Trade Subcommittee of the House Ways and Means Committee
- Sep 28, 1995CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Ways and Means 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.