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A bill to designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 85 Marconi Boulevard in Columbus, Ohio, as the "Joseph P. Kinneary United States Courthouse".

Public Law 105-232 · S. 1800 · 105th Congress · began in the Senate

Signed by Bill Clinton (D) on Aug 13, 1998 · Commemorations

Sponsor: Sen. John Glenn (D-OH)

Cosponsors (1): Sen. Mike DeWine

Passage votes

  • HouseVoice vote
  • SenateUnanimous consent
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Summary

The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.

Designates the Federal building and U.S. courthouse located at 85 Marconi Boulevard in Columbus, Ohio, as the Joseph P. Kinneary United States Courthouse.

Committees

The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.

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Timeline

From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 17 actions.

  1. Aug 13, 1998Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 105-232.
  2. Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
  3. Aug 10, 1998PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
  4. Aug 4, 1998FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  5. FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
  6. FloorFloor · Mr. Kim moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  7. Jul 14, 1998CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
  8. Jun 25, 1998CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
  9. Jun 16, 1998CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Economic Development, Public Buildings, Hazardous Materials and Pipeline Transportation Subcommittee of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
  10. CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Economic Development, Public Buildings, Hazardous Materials and Pipeline Transportation Subcommittee of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
  11. Jun 15, 1998CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Economic Development, Public Buildings, Hazardous Materials and Pipeline Transportation Subcommittee of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
  12. Jun 3, 1998CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
  13. Jun 2, 1998FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  14. May 21, 1998CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
  15. CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
  16. Mar 19, 1998CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
  17. 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.