A bill to designate the Federal Courthouse for Eastern District of Virginia in Alexandria, Virginia, as the "Albert V. Bryan Federal Courthouse".
Public Law 99-588 · H.R. 5470 · 99th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Oct 29, 1986 · Commemorations
Sponsor: Rep. Stanford Parris (R-VA-8)
Cosponsors: None
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 Courthouse for the Eastern District of Virginia, located on South Washington Street, Alexandria, Virginia, as the Albert V. Bryan United States 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. 14 actions.
- Oct 29, 1986Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 99-588.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Oct 23, 1986PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Oct 18, 1986FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
- CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
- Oct 6, 1986FloorFloor · Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
- Sep 24, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
- Sep 23, 1986CommitteeCommittee · 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
- Aug 28, 1986CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Public Buildings and Grounds Subcommittee of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
- Aug 15, 1986CommitteeCommittee · 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.