An Act to provide that the United States Post Office and Courthouse building located at 9 East Broad Street, Cookeville, Tennessee, shall be known and designated as the "L. Clure Morton United States Post Office Courthouse".
Public Law 104-277 · S. 1931 · 104th Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by Bill Clinton (D) on Oct 9, 1996 · Commemorations
Sponsor: Sen. Fred Thompson (R-TN)
Cosponsors (1): Sen. Bill Frist
Passage votes
- HouseUnanimous consent
- SenateUnanimous consent
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Designates the United States Post Office and Courthouse building located at 9 East Broad Street, Cookeville, Tennessee, as the L. Clure Morton United States Post Office and Courthouse.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee · House · discharged from, markup by, referred toSubcommittee: 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. 18 actions.
- Oct 9, 1996Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 104-277.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Sep 30, 1996PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Sep 27, 1996FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · On passage Passed without objection.
- FloorFloor · Mr. Gilchrest asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
- FloorFloor · Considered by unanimous consent.
- CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
- Sep 24, 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
- Sep 16, 1996CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Economic Development, Public Buildings, Hazardous Materials and Pipeline Transportation Subcommittee of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
- Sep 4, 1996CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
- Aug 2, 1996FloorFloor · Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous Consent.
- Jul 30, 1996CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
- Jul 25, 1996CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
- Jul 8, 1996CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the Senate
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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.