A bill to designate the headquarters building of the Department of Housing and Urban Development in Washington, District of Columbia, as the "Robert C. Weaver Federal Building".
Public Law 106-162 · S. 67 · 106th Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by Bill Clinton (D) on Dec 9, 1999 · Commemorations
Sponsor: Sen. Daniel Moynihan (D-NY)
Cosponsors (9): Sen. John Kerry, Sen. Richard Durbin,
Passage votes
- HouseUnanimous consent
- SenateUnanimous consent
Data notes
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Designates the Department of Housing and Urban Development headquarters at 451 Seventh Street, SW. Washington, D.C., as the Robert C. Weaver 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. 12 actions.
- Dec 9, 1999Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 106-162.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Nov 30, 1999PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Nov 18, 1999FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · On passage Passed without objection.
- FloorFloor · Mr. Cooksey asked unanimous consent to take from the Speaker's table and consider.
- FloorFloor · Considered by unanimous consent.
- Mar 23, 1999FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Mar 17, 1999CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
- Jan 19, 1999CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Environment and Public Works 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.