A bill to designate the building known as the Lincoln Federal Building and Courthouse in Lincoln, Nebraska, as the "Robert V. Denney Federal Building and Courthouse".
Public Law 97-97 · H.R. 4845 · 97th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Dec 21, 1981 · Commemorations
Sponsor: Rep. James Howard (D-NJ-3)
Cosponsors (15): Rep. Donald Clausen, Rep. John Fary,
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateVoice vote
Data notes
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Designates the Lincoln, Nebraska, Federal Building as the Robert V. Denney Federal Building and Courthouse.
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
Data notes
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 15 actions.
- Dec 21, 1981Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 97-97.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Dec 15, 1981PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Dec 11, 1981FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
- Nov 20, 1981FloorFloor · Received in the Senate held at the desk by unanimous consent. Pending further disposition.
- 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
- CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Public Buildings and Grounds Subcommittee of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
- Oct 27, 1981CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House
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.