A bill to designate the Federal Building and United States Courthouse at 450 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco, California, as the Phillip Burton Federal Building and United States Courthouse.
Public Law 98-85 · H.R. 2895 · 98th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Aug 26, 1983 · Commemorations
Sponsor: Rep. James Howard (D-NJ-3)
Cosponsors (3): Rep. Marion Snyder, Rep. Robert Young,
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 Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse in San Francisco, California, as the Phillip Burton Federal Building and U.S. 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. 16 actions.
- Aug 26, 1983Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 98-85.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Aug 22, 1983PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Aug 4, 1983FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
- Aug 3, 1983CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
- May 24, 1983CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
- May 23, 1983FloorFloor · Passed House by Voice Vote.
- May 16, 1983CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
- May 11, 1983CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
- May 10, 1983CommitteeCommittee · 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
- May 9, 1983CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Public Buildings and Grounds Subcommittee of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
- May 4, 1983CommitteeCommittee · 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.