H.R. 4679 · 117th Congress

To designate the Federal building located at 1200 New Jersey Avenue Southeast in Washington, DC, as the "Norman Yoshio Mineta Federal Building".

Introduced on Jul 26, 2021 by Peter A. DeFazio (D-OR-4). One cosponsor. Latest action (Nov 15, 2021): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Jul 26, 2021
Cosponsors
1
0 from the other party
Policy area
Government Operations and Politics
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Progress

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  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Subjects

  • Congressional tributes
  • District of Columbia
  • Government buildings, facilities, and property
  • House of Representatives
  • Members of Congress

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Passed House, Nov 4, 2021). Public domain.

This bill designates the federal building located at 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE, in the District of Columbia as the Norman Yoshio Mineta Federal Building.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Peter A. DeFazioD-OR-4Sponsor

Democrats · 1

Roll calls

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  1. On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
    Nov 4, 2021· House· Passage· Passed 409–14

History

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  1. Jul 26, 2021Introduced in House
  2. Jul 26, 2021Introduced in House
  3. Jul 26, 2021 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  4. Jul 27, 2021 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
  5. Jul 28, 2021 · HouseSubcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Discharged.
  6. Jul 28, 2021 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  7. Jul 28, 2021 · HouseOrdered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
  8. Nov 1, 2021Reported by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 117-162.
  9. Nov 1, 2021 · HouseReported by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 117-162.
  10. Nov 1, 2021 · HousePlaced on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 43.
  11. Nov 3, 2021 · HouseMr. DeFazio moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  12. Nov 3, 2021 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6145-6146)
  13. Nov 3, 2021 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4679.
  14. Nov 3, 2021 · HouseAt the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
  15. Nov 4, 2021 · HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6201-6202)
  16. Nov 4, 2021Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 409 - 14, 1 Present (Roll no. 365).(text: 11/3/2021 CR H6145)House · Roll call 365
  17. Nov 4, 2021 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 409 - 14, 1 Present (Roll no. 365). (text: 11/3/2021 CR H6145)House · Roll call 365
  18. Nov 4, 2021 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  19. Nov 15, 2021 · SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.