A bill to designate the United States courthouse at 401 West Washington Street in Phoenix, Arizona, as the "Sandra Day O'Connor United States Courthouse".
Public Law 106-166 · S. 1595 · 106th Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by Bill Clinton (D) on Dec 9, 1999 · Commemorations
Sponsor: Sen. Jon Kyl (R-AZ)
Cosponsors (1): Sen. John McCain
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 U.S. courthouse located at 401 West Washington Street in Phoenix, Arizona, as the Sandra Day O'Connor United States Courthouse.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee · House · discharged from, 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. 16 actions.
- Dec 9, 1999Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 106-166.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Dec 1, 1999PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Nov 19, 1999CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
- 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 discharge from committee and consider.
- FloorFloor · Considered by unanimous consent.
- Oct 13, 1999CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Economic Development, Public Buildings, Hazardous Materials and Pipeline Transportation Subcommittee of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
- Oct 12, 1999CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
- Oct 8, 1999FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- FloorFloor · Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
- Sep 29, 1999CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
- Sep 16, 1999CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the Senate
Data notes
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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.