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To designate the United States courthouse to be constructed at a site on 18th Street between Dodge and Douglas Streets in Omaha, Nebraska, as the "Roman L. Hruska United States Courthouse".
Public Law 104-229 · H.R. 3400 · 104th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Bill Clinton (D) on Oct 2, 1996 · Commemorations
Sponsor: Rep. Jon Christensen (R-NE-2)
Cosponsors (3): Rep. Doug Bereuter, Rep. Bill Barrett,
Passage votesYeaNay
- HouseRecorded vote: 339 yea, 4 nay339–4
- SenateUnanimous consent
Data notes
The final version of the law, as each chamber passed it. A chamber that passed it by voice vote or unanimous consent has no count. “Method not stated” means the record does not say how the chamber voted. Where the record has a member-by-member vote, the “Who voted for it” section shows who voted yea.
Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Designates the Federal building and United States courthouse to be constructed at a site on 18th Street between Dodge and Douglas Streets in Omaha, Nebraska, as the Roman L. Hruska Federal Building and United States Courthouse.
Who voted for it
Every House member of the 104th Congress on the ideology compass. Highlighted: the 345 who voted yea on final passage. Faded: everyone else, including those who voted nay, did not vote, or had not yet taken office.
345 yea4 nay85 present or did not vote
Dimension 2
Economic left–right
More liberalMore conservative
Democrats who voted yea(151)
Rep. John ConyersD-MI-14
Rep. Maxine WatersD-CA-35- Rep. Barbara-Rose CollinsD-MI-15
- Rep. Ronald DellumsD-CA-9
- Rep. Bill ClayD-MO-1
Rep. Xavier BecerraD-CA-30- Rep. Cardiss CollinsD-IL-7
Rep. John LewisD-GA-5
Rep. Nydia VelázquezD-NY-12
Rep. Pete StarkD-CA-13
Rep. Mel WattD-NC-12
Rep. Bennie ThompsonD-MS-2
Rep. Maurice HincheyD-NY-26
Rep. Bobby RushD-IL-1- Rep. Sidney YatesD-IL-9
- Rep. Earl HilliardD-AL-7
- Rep. Cynthia McKinneyD-GA-11
- Rep. Patricia SchroederD-CO-1
- Rep. David BoniorD-MI-10
- Rep. Carrie MeekD-FL-17
- Rep. Louis StokesD-OH-11
Rep. Lucille Roybal-AllardD-CA-33
Rep. Neil AbercrombieD-HI-1
Rep. Jesse JacksonD-IL-2
Rep. George MillerD-CA-7
Rep. Bernie SandersD-VT- Rep. Juanita Millender-McDonaldD-CA-37
- Rep. William CoyneD-PA-14
Rep. José SerranoD-NY-16- Rep. George BrownD-CA-42
Rep. John OlverD-MA-1
Rep. Eddie JohnsonD-TX-30- Rep. Patsy MinkD-HI-2
Rep. James OberstarD-MN-8- Rep. Martin SaboD-MN-5
Rep. Luis GutiérrezD-IL-4- Rep. Lane EvansD-IL-17
- Rep. Bruce VentoD-MN-4
Rep. Lynn WoolseyD-CA-6- Rep. Eva ClaytonD-NC-1
- Rep. Gerry StuddsD-MA-10
Rep. Ed MarkeyD-MA-7
Rep. Louise SlaughterD-NY-28
Rep. John DingellD-MI-16
Rep. Bobby ScottD-VA-3- Rep. Ronald ColemanD-TX-16
- Rep. Julian DixonD-CA-32
Rep. Cleo FieldsD-LA-4- Rep. Albert WynnD-MD-4
Rep. Elijah CummingsD-MD-7- Rep. Harry JohnstonD-FL-19
Rep. Barney FrankD-MA-4- Rep. Sam GejdensonD-CT-2
Rep. Ed PastorD-AZ-2
Rep. Sheila Jackson LeeD-TX-18- Rep. Anthony BeilensonD-CA-24
- Rep. Victor FazioD-CA-3
Rep. Carolyn MaloneyD-NY-14- Rep. John MoakleyD-MA-9
Rep. Zoe LofgrenD-CA-16- Rep. Joseph KennedyD-MA-8
Rep. Howard BermanD-CA-26
Rep. Richard DurbinD-IL-20
Rep. Nita LoweyD-NY-18
Rep. Richard NealD-MA-2
Rep. Sam FarrD-CA-17- Rep. Henry GonzálezD-TX-20
Rep. Patrick KennedyD-RI-1
Rep. Dale KildeeD-MI-9- Rep. Matthew MartínezD-CA-31
Rep. Rosa DeLauroD-CT-3- Rep. Robert BorskiD-PA-3
Rep. Sander LevinD-MI-12- Rep. Harold VolkmerD-MO-9
Rep. Anna EshooD-CA-14- Rep. Lynn RiversD-MI-13
Rep. Dave ObeyD-WI-7- Rep. David SkaggsD-CO-2
Rep. Gene GreenD-TX-29- Rep. Thomas SawyerD-OH-14
- Rep. Thomas MantonD-NY-7
- Rep. Michael WardD-KY-3
Rep. Steny HoyerD-MD-5
Rep. Bart StupakD-MI-1- Rep. William RichardsonD-NM-3
Rep. Norm DicksD-WA-6
Rep. Sanford BishopD-GA-2
Rep. Frank PalloneD-NJ-6
Rep. Paul KanjorskiD-PA-11
Rep. Lloyd DoggettD-TX-10
Rep. Marcy KapturD-OH-9
Rep. Peter ViscloskyD-IN-1- Rep. Thomas BarrettD-WI-5
- Rep. Barbara KennellyD-CT-1
Rep. Alan MollohanD-WV-1- Rep. Bill HefnerD-NC-8
- Rep. Tony HallD-OH-3
- Rep. John BaldacciD-ME-2
- Rep. Ron KlinkD-PA-4
- Rep. Ken BentsenD-TX-25
Rep. Earl PomeroyD-ND- Rep. Frank MascaraD-PA-20
- Rep. Peter DeutschD-FL-20
Rep. Nick RahallD-WV-3- Rep. Ray ThorntonD-AR-2
Rep. Jerry CostelloD-IL-12
Rep. Benjamin CardinD-MD-3- Rep. Kika de la GarzaD-TX-15
- Rep. Karen ThurmanD-FL-5
- Rep. William LutherD-MN-6
- Rep. Charles RoseD-NC-7
- Rep. Jerry KleczkaD-WI-4
Rep. Tim JohnsonD-SD
Rep. Jim MoranD-VA-8- Rep. Pete PetersonD-FL-2
- Rep. Paul McHaleD-PA-15
- Rep. Frank TejedaD-TX-28
Rep. John SprattD-SC-5
Rep. Rick BoucherD-VA-9- Rep. James BarciaD-MI-5
Rep. Michael DoyleD-PA-18
Rep. Michael McNultyD-NY-21
Rep. Tim HoldenD-PA-6
Rep. Chet EdwardsD-TX-11- Rep. Glenn PoshardD-IL-19
Rep. John MurthaD-PA-12- Rep. Robert ClementD-TN-5
- Rep. David MingeD-MN-2
- Rep. William LipinskiD-IL-3
Rep. Rob AndrewsD-NJ-1- Rep. Tom BevillD-AL-4
- Rep. Andrew JacobsD-IN-10
- Rep. Charles WilsonD-TX-2
- Rep. William OrtonD-UT-3
- Rep. Cal DooleyD-CA-20
- Rep. Lee HamiltonD-IN-9
- Rep. Lewis PayneD-VA-5
- Rep. Timothy RoemerD-IN-3
Rep. John TannerD-TN-8
Rep. Bud CramerD-AL-5- Rep. Scotty BaeslerD-KY-6
- Rep. Owen PickettD-VA-2
Rep. Collin PetersonD-MN-7- Rep. Norman SisiskyD-VA-4
- Rep. James TraficantD-OH-17
- Rep. Gary ConditD-CA-18
Rep. Gene TaylorD-MS-5- Rep. William BrewsterD-OK-3
- Rep. Pete GerenD-TX-12
- Rep. Sonny MontgomeryD-MS-3
Rep. Ralph HallD-TX-4
Republicans who voted yea(194)
- Rep. Constance MorellaR-MD-8
- Rep. Sherry BoehlertR-NY-23
- Rep. Benjamin GilmanR-NY-20
Rep. Christopher ShaysR-CT-4- Rep. Jim LeachR-IA-1
- Rep. Michael ForbesR-NY-1
- Rep. Jack QuinnR-NY-30
Rep. Tom DavisR-VA-11- Rep. Nancy JohnsonR-CT-6
Rep. Lincoln Diaz-BalartR-FL-21- Rep. Jim BunnR-OR-5
- Rep. Peter BluteR-MA-3
- Rep. Stephen HornR-CA-38
Rep. Jim WalshR-NY-25- Rep. William MartiniR-NJ-8
Rep. Ileana Ros-LehtinenR-FL-18- Rep. Jon FoxR-PA-13
- Rep. Steven GundersonR-WI-3
Rep. Michael CastleR-DE- Rep. Doug BereuterR-NE-1
Rep. Jimmy DuncanR-TN-2
Rep. John McHughR-NY-24
Rep. Phil EnglishR-PA-21
Rep. Ed WhitfieldR-KY-1
Rep. Steven LaTouretteR-OH-19
Rep. Wayne GilchrestR-MD-1- Rep. Richard ZimmerR-NJ-12
- Rep. Rick LazioR-NY-2
Rep. Frank LoBiondoR-NJ-2- Rep. Jim GreenwoodR-PA-8
- Rep. Curt WeldonR-PA-7
- Rep. Jan MeyersR-KS-3
Rep. Pete KingR-NY-3
Rep. Ralph RegulaR-OH-16- Rep. Sue KellyR-NY-19
- Rep. William ClingerR-PA-5
- Rep. Gary FranksR-CT-5
- Rep. Bob FranksR-NJ-7
Rep. Frank WolfR-VA-10- Rep. Bob NeyR-OH-18
- Rep. Michael FlanaganR-IL-5
- Rep. James LongleyR-ME-1
Rep. Vernon EhlersR-MI-3
Rep. Jerry LewisR-CA-40- Rep. John PorterR-IL-10
Rep. Don YoungR-AK
Rep. Fred UptonR-MI-6
Rep. Ray LaHoodR-IL-18- Rep. Frank RiggsR-CA-1
- Rep. Joseph SkeenR-NM-2
- Rep. William GoodlingR-PA-19
Rep. Jim SaxtonR-NJ-3
Rep. Rodney FrelinghuysenR-NJ-11
Rep. Dave HobsonR-OH-7- Rep. Fred HeinemanR-NC-4
Rep. Brian BilbrayR-CA-49- Rep. Paul GillmorR-OH-5
- Rep. Susan MolinariR-NY-13
- Rep. Tom CampbellR-CA-15
- Rep. Tillie FowlerR-FL-4
- Rep. Billy TauzinD-LA-3
Rep. Hal RogersR-KY-5- Rep. James LightfootR-IA-3
Rep. Pat RobertsR-KS-1
Rep. Jerry WellerR-IL-11- Rep. Robert LivingstonR-LA-1
- Rep. Greg GanskeR-IA-4
Rep. Joe KnollenbergR-MI-11- Rep. Clay ShawR-FL-22
- Rep. Harris FawellR-IL-13
Rep. Jim RamstadR-MN-3- Rep. Scott KlugR-WI-2
Rep. Jim McCreryR-LA-5- Rep. Michael BilirakisR-FL-9
- Rep. Bill BarrettR-NE-3
- Rep. Charles CanadyR-FL-12
- Rep. John MyersR-IN-7
- Rep. Michael OxleyR-OH-4
- Rep. Henry HydeR-IL-6
- Rep. Mark FoleyR-FL-16
- Rep. George GekasR-PA-17
- Rep. Bill McCollumR-FL-8
Rep. Nathan DealD-GA-9- Rep. H. CallahanR-AL-1
- Rep. Barbara VucanovichR-NV-2
- Rep. J.C. WattsR-OK-4
- Rep. George NethercuttR-WA-5
- Rep. Jim KolbeR-AZ-5
Rep. Steve BuyerR-IN-5- Rep. Bill EmersonR-MO-8
- Rep. Floyd SpenceR-SC-2
Rep. Jack KingstonR-GA-1
Rep. Rob PortmanR-OH-2- Rep. Sonny BonoR-CA-44
Rep. Spencer BachusR-AL-6
Rep. Bob GoodlatteR-VA-6
Rep. Dave CampR-MI-4
Rep. Charlie BassR-NH-2
Rep. Elton GalleglyR-CA-23- Rep. Jennifer DunnR-WA-8
- Rep. Martin HokeR-OH-10
Rep. Lamar SmithR-TX-21- Rep. Mike ParkerD-MS-4
- Rep. Frank CremeansR-OH-6
Rep. Frank LucasR-OK-6- Rep. Thomas EwingR-IL-15
Rep. Zach WampR-TN-3- Rep. Bud ShusterR-PA-9
Rep. Saxby ChamblissR-GA-8
Rep. Roger WickerR-MS-1- Rep. Tim HutchinsonR-AR-3
- Rep. Rick WhiteR-WA-1
Rep. Terry EverettR-AL-2
Rep. Lindsey GrahamR-SC-3- Rep. Jay DickeyR-AR-4
Rep. Dave WeldonR-FL-15
Rep. Richard BurrR-NC-5- Rep. Porter GossR-FL-14
- Rep. Enid Greene WaldholtzR-UT-2
- Rep. Duke CunninghamR-CA-51
- Rep. Linda SmithR-WA-3
Rep. Walter JonesR-NC-3- Rep. Cass BallengerR-NC-10
Rep. Buck McKeonR-CA-25- Rep. Dan MillerR-FL-13
- Rep. Jim NussleR-IA-2
Rep. Ron LewisR-KY-2- Rep. Carlos MoorheadR-CA-27
Rep. John LinderR-GA-4- Rep. Jack FieldsR-TX-8
Rep. Roscoe BartlettR-MD-6- Rep. Denny HastertR-IL-14
- Rep. Jay KimR-CA-41
Rep. Doc HastingsR-WA-4
Rep. John MicaR-FL-7- Rep. Gregory LaughlinD-TX-14
Rep. John BoehnerR-OH-8- Rep. Toby RothR-WI-8
- Rep. Ed BryantR-TN-7
- Rep. Gerald SolomonR-NY-22
- Rep. John KasichR-OH-12
- Rep. Randy TateR-WA-9
Rep. David DreierR-CA-28- Rep. Dick ChryslerR-MI-8
- Rep. Charlie NorwoodR-GA-10
- Rep. Jim TalentR-MO-2
- Rep. William PaxonR-NY-27
Rep. Howard CobleR-NC-6
Rep. Barbara CubinR-WY- Rep. Nick SmithR-MI-7
Rep. Donald ManzulloR-IL-16
Rep. Mac CollinsR-GA-3- Rep. Robert DornanR-CA-46
- Rep. Larry CombestR-TX-19
Rep. Jim BunningR-KY-4- Rep. Robert WalkerR-PA-16
- Rep. Bill ArcherR-TX-7
- Rep. Van HillearyR-TN-4
- Rep. Andrea SeastrandR-CA-22
- Rep. David FunderburkR-NC-2
- Rep. J.D. HayworthR-AZ-6
Rep. Tom PetriR-WI-6
Rep. Dan BurtonR-IN-6- Rep. David McIntoshR-IN-2
Rep. Mac ThornberryR-TX-13
Rep. Sue MyrickR-NC-9- Rep. Richard ArmeyR-TX-26
Rep. Wally HergerR-CA-2
Rep. John DoolittleR-CA-4
Rep. Steve ChabotR-OH-1
Rep. Pete HoekstraR-MI-2- Rep. Christopher CoxR-CA-47
Rep. Mark SanfordR-SC-1
Rep. Matt SalmonR-AZ-1- Rep. Gil GutknechtR-MN-1
Rep. Cliff StearnsR-FL-6
Rep. Sam JohnsonR-TX-3
Rep. Todd TiahrtR-KS-4- Rep. Richard PomboR-CA-11
- Rep. Phil CraneR-IL-8
- Rep. John HostettlerR-IN-8
Rep. Dana RohrabacherR-CA-45- Rep. Mark NeumannR-WI-1
Rep. Mark SouderR-IN-4
Rep. James SensenbrennerR-WI-9
Rep. John ShadeggR-AZ-4- Rep. Robert StumpR-AZ-3
Rep. Ed RoyceR-CA-39- Rep. Mel HancockR-MO-7
- Rep. Wes CooleyR-OR-2
- Rep. Joe ScarboroughR-FL-1
Rep. Thomas CoburnR-OK-2- Rep. Joel HefleyR-CO-5
Rep. Steve StockmanR-TX-9
Data notes
The House’s recorded vote on the final version of the law (roll call 1089 in Voteview), matched to the vote the record cites and checked against its totals. Positions are each member’s DW-NOMINATE score for that Congress, as on the Ideology page; left to right is more liberal to more conservative. Paired and announced yea votes count as yea. Lists follow the compass, most liberal first. A name links to a profile only for members of the current Congress. A law passed by voice vote or unanimous consent has no member list, and neither does a vote Voteview has not yet recorded.
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
Data notes
A committee links to its page only where it exists in the current Congress; older and renamed committees are named without a link.
Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 20 actions.
- Oct 2, 1996Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 104-229.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Sep 26, 1996PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Sep 24, 1996FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Sep 18, 1996CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
- Jul 24, 1996CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
- Jun 11, 1996CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
- Jun 10, 1996FloorFloor · The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays (2/3 required): 339 - 4 (Roll No. 223).House roll call 223
- FloorFloor · At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 5, rule I, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
- FloorFloor · Mr. Gilchrest moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Jun 6, 1996CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
- May 23, 1996CommitteeCommittee · 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
- May 20, 1996CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Economic Development, Public Buildings, Hazardous Materials and Pipeline Transportation Subcommittee of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
- May 7, 1996CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House
Data notes
Shows the introduction, each committee and subcommittee step the source dates (referral, hearings, markup, report, discharge), and the floor, conference, presidential and became-law steps. Calendar placements, messages between the chambers, amendments and committee report numbers are not shown for laws before the 108th Congress. Two entries the source lists twice are shown once.
Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.