S. 233 · 117th Congress

Donna M. Doss Memorial Act of 2021

Introduced on Feb 4, 2021 by John Cornyn (R-TX). 3 cosponsors, 2 of them from another party. Became Public Law 117-115.

Stage
Became law
Public Law 117-115
Introduced
Feb 4, 2021
Cosponsors
3
2 from the other party
Policy area
Government Operations and Politics
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

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

Official title

A bill to designate the Rocksprings Station of the U.S. Border Patrol located on West Main Street in Rocksprings, Texas, as the "Donna M. Doss Border Patrol Station".

Subjects

  • Border security and unlawful immigration
  • Congressional tributes
  • Department of Homeland Security
  • Government buildings, facilities, and property
  • Law enforcement officers
  • Texas

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Public Law, May 5, 2022). Public domain.

Donna M. Doss Memorial Act of 2021

This bill designates the Rocksprings station of the U.S. Border Patrol located on West Main Street in Rocksprings, Texas, as the Donna M. Doss Border Patrol Station.

Sponsor and cosponsors

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

John CornynR-TXSponsor

Democrats · 1

Independents · 1

Republicans · 1

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

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  1. Feb 4, 2021Introduced in Senate
  2. Feb 4, 2021 · SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
  3. Sep 22, 2021 · SenateCommittee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
  4. Sep 22, 2021 · SenateCommittee on Environment and Public Works. Committee consideration held. Business Meeting printed. S. Hrg. 117-108.
  5. Sep 22, 2021Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Carper without amendment. Without written report.
  6. Sep 22, 2021 · SenateCommittee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Carper without amendment. Without written report.
  7. Sep 22, 2021 · SenatePlaced on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 130.
  8. Oct 7, 2021Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S6991-6992; text: CR S6992)
  9. Oct 7, 2021 · SenatePassed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6991-6992; text: CR S6992)
  10. Oct 8, 2021 · SenateMessage on Senate action sent to the House.
  11. Oct 8, 2021 · HouseReceived in the House.
  12. Oct 8, 2021 · HouseHeld at the desk.
  13. Mar 30, 2022 · HouseMs. Williams (GA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  14. Mar 30, 2022 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3994)
  15. Mar 30, 2022 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 233.
  16. Mar 30, 2022Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H3994)
  17. Mar 30, 2022 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3994)
  18. Mar 30, 2022 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  19. May 3, 2022Presented to President.
  20. May 3, 2022 · HousePresented to President.
  21. May 5, 2022Signed by President.
  22. May 5, 2022Signed by President.
  23. May 5, 2022Became Public Law No: 117-115.
  24. May 5, 2022Became Public Law No: 117-115.

Committees

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Sources and method

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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 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 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 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 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.