A bill to designate the United States Post Office Building in Hartford, Connecticut, as the "William R. Cotter Federal Building".
Public Law 97-207 · H.R. 4569 · 97th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Jun 30, 1982 · Commemorations
Sponsor: Rep. Stewart McKinney (R-CT-4)
Cosponsors (61): Rep. Toby Moffett, Rep. William Ratchford,
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateVoice vote
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Designates the United States Post Office Building in Hartford, Connecticut, as the William R. Cotter Federal Building.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee · House · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Public Buildings and Grounds Subcommittee
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee · Senate · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: International Security, Proliferation and Federal Services Subcommittee
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 18 actions.
- Jun 30, 1982Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 97-207.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Jun 29, 1982PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Jun 24, 1982FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
- Jun 18, 1982CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
- May 28, 1982CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
- Nov 20, 1981CommitteeCommittee · Referred to International Security, Proliferation and Federal Services Subcommittee of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
- Nov 17, 1981CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
- Nov 16, 1981FloorFloor · Passed House by Voice Vote.
- FloorFloor · Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.
- Nov 12, 1981CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
- Nov 5, 1981CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
- Oct 29, 1981CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Public Buildings and Grounds Subcommittee of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Public Buildings and Grounds Subcommittee of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by Public Buildings and Grounds Subcommittee of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
- Oct 5, 1981CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Public Buildings and Grounds Subcommittee of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
- Sep 23, 1981CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
- 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.