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A bill to designate the United States courthouse at 500 State Avenue in Kansas City, Kansas, as the "Robert J. Dole United States Courthouse".

Public Law 105-63 · S. 1000 · 105th Congress · began in the Senate

Signed by Bill Clinton (D) on Oct 22, 1997 · Commemorations

Sponsor: Sen. Pat Roberts (R-KS)

Cosponsors (10): Sen. Sam Brownback,

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 U.S. courthouse at 500 State Avenue in Kansas City, Kansas, as the Robert J. Dole 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. 14 actions.

  1. Oct 22, 1997Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 105-63.
  2. Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
  3. Oct 10, 1997PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
  4. Sep 23, 1997FloorFloor · 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 · At the conclusion of debate, the Speaker put the question on the motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill and announced that, by voice vote, the Motion was agreed to. Mr. Condit objected to the vote on grounds that a quorum was not present and made a point of order that a q…
  7. FloorFloor · Mr. Kim moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  8. Aug 11, 1997CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Economic Development, Public Buildings, Hazardous Materials and Pipeline Transportation Subcommittee of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
  9. Jul 28, 1997CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
  10. Jul 25, 1997FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  11. Jul 24, 1997CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
  12. CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
  13. Jul 10, 1997CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
  14. 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.