Reuben E. Lawson Federal Building Act of 2023
This bill renames the federal building at 210 Franklin Road Southwest in Roanoke, Virginia, from the Richard H. Poff Federal Building to the Reuben E. Lawson Federal Building. It updates all federal references to the building to reflect this new name. The change honors Reuben E. Lawson, a Virginia NAACP lawyer who fought to end segregation in Southwest Virginia and argued key cases enforcing Brown v. Board of Education. This is a commemorative act with no substantive policy changes.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2023
Committee Review
Jan 2024
Senate Passage
Feb 2024
House Passage
President
Introduced Dec 6, 2023
Last action Mar 1, 2024
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
3
Committee
2
Feb 27, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S1014-1015; text: CR S1015)
upper
Feb 27, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
upper
Jan 25, 2024
Upper · Passed
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Carper without amendment. Without written report.
upper
Dec 6, 2023
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
upper
Dec 6, 2023
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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