A bill to designate the Federal Building in Portsmouth, New Hampshire the "Thomas J. McIntyre Federal Building".
Latest action. Referred to Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works.
(Measure passed House, amended) Designates the building known as the Federal Building in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, as the Thomas J. McIntyre Federal Building. Permits the Architect of the Capitol to enter into a contract or other agreement with the Secretary of the Interior providing for the furnishing of steam from the Capitol powerplant to the Union Station-National Visitor Center complex. Directs the Secretary to pay for such steam at rates not less than cost and to connect the Union Station-National Visitor Center complex with the Capitol powerplant steam lines without expense to the Congress. Authorizes appropriations through fiscal year 1981 for emergency repairs to the primary structure and roofs of the National Visitor Center in the District of Columbia and for protecting the structural elements of the unfinished parking facility and southeast ramp at such Center. Requires the Secretary, prior to entering into any contract for repairs or protection, to consult with the Secretary of Transportation regarding the planning for such repairs or protection.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Passed House amended" stage on December 5, 1980. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
Where is it in the process, and what happens next?
4 steps remain before this bill could become law.
The record's latest action, on December 5, 1980: Referred to Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works.
- Clearing the committees it was referred to, and being scheduled for a floor vote
- Passage by the House
- Passage by the Senate
- The President's signature. If the President vetoes it, two-thirds of both chambers must vote to override.
How likely is it to become law?
Civibrief does not forecast outcomes and this page has no opinion about this one. What the record supports is a base rate, which is a fact about the whole pile, not a prediction about this measure.
In the 96th Congress (1979-80), 613 of the 12,581 bills and joint resolutions introduced became law, about 4.9 percent. That count covers every measure at every stage, including the many that never left committee.
This one is not there yet: 4 steps are still outstanding, listed above.
Has anyone actually voted on it?
No. No roll call in this Congress cites this measure. That is the ordinary outcome: most measures never reach a recorded floor vote, and a committee ends most of them simply by not acting.
A vote is not the only thing that happens to a measure. Hearings, markups, and referrals are all recorded actions, and none of them is a vote of the full chamber.
Who is behind it?
NORMAN D'AMOURS (D-NH) introduced it on November 20, 1980, and 1 member has since signed on as a cosponsor.
They are 1 Republican.
Cosponsoring is a formal signature on the text. It is not a commitment to vote for the measure, it does not bind anyone's party, and a long list of cosponsors is a measure of attention rather than of prospects.
How long has it been in play?
It was introduced on November 20, 1980, 16730 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 16715 days ago, on December 5, 1980.
Measures do not carry over. Anything the 96th Congress has not finished by January 3, 1981 dies when the term ends, and has to be introduced again from the start in the next Congress.
Every answer above is assembled from this measure's own record on Congress.gov and from published counts of what Congress has passed before. Civibrief does not predict outcomes and takes no position on any measure.
Vote history
- HouseIn committee, no floor vote yet
- SenateAwaits House passage
- PresidentAwaits both chambers