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To designate the Federal building located at 1301 Clay Street in Oakland, California, as the "Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building".

Public Law 106-13 · H.R. 396 · 106th Congress · began in the House

Signed by Bill Clinton (D) on Apr 5, 1999 · Commemorations

Sponsor: Rep. George Miller (D-CA-7)

Cosponsors (124): Rep. Jerry Lewis,

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 located at 1301 Clay Street in Oakland, California, as the Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building.

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. 15 actions.

  1. Apr 5, 1999Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 106-13.
  2. Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
  3. Mar 25, 1999PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
  4. Mar 23, 1999FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  5. Mar 17, 1999CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
  6. CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
  7. Feb 24, 1999CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
  8. Feb 23, 1999FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  9. FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
  10. FloorFloor · Mr. Franks moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  11. CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
  12. Feb 11, 1999CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
  13. Feb 1, 1999CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Economic Development, Public Buildings, Hazardous Materials and Pipeline Transportation Subcommittee of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
  14. Jan 19, 1999CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
  15. 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.