A bill to designate the Federal building located at 300 East 8th Street in Austin, Texas, as the "J.J. "Jake" Pickle Federal Building".
Public Law 106-72 · S. 559 · 106th Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by Bill Clinton (D) on Oct 19, 1999 · Commemorations
Sponsor: Sen. Phil Gramm (R-TX)
Cosponsors (1): Sen. Kay Hutchison
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 300 East 8th Street in Austin, Texas, as the J.J. "Jake" Pickle 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. 11 actions.
- Oct 19, 1999Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 106-72.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Oct 7, 1999PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Oct 5, 1999FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
- FloorFloor · Mr. Cooksey moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Jun 16, 1999FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- May 12, 1999CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
- May 11, 1999CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
- Mar 8, 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.