Bill Summary
This bill aims to designate the Federal Building and United States Courthouse located in Gainesville, Florida as the Maurice M. Paul Federal Building and United States Courthouse. This means that the building will be officially named after Maurice M. Paul. Any references to the building in official documents and records will also be updated to reflect this new name. This bill will need to be passed by both the Senate and House of Representatives in order to become law.
Possible Impacts
1. Naming a public building after a specific person could honor their legacy and contributions, creating a sense of pride and inspiration for people who live or work in the area.
2. The name change could also spark controversy or debate among community members who may have differing opinions on the person being honored.
3. The legislation could also lead to additional costs for updating signs, maps, and other documents that reference the building. This could potentially affect taxpayers and government funds.
[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1415 Introduced in House (IH)]
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116th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1415
To designate the Federal Building and United States Courthouse located
at 401 Southeast 1st Avenue, Gainesville, Florida, as the ``Maurice M.
Paul Federal Building and United States Courthouse''.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 27, 2019
Mr. Yoho (for himself, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mrs. Murphy, Mr. Rutherford,
Mr. Gaetz, and Mr. Posey) introduced the following bill; which was
referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
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A BILL
To designate the Federal Building and United States Courthouse located
at 401 Southeast 1st Avenue, Gainesville, Florida, as the ``Maurice M.
Paul Federal Building and United States Courthouse''.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.
The Federal Building and United States Courthouse located at 401
Southeast 1st Avenue, Gainesville, Florida, shall be known and
designated as the ``Maurice M. Paul Federal Building and United States
Courthouse''.
SEC. 2. REFERENCE.
Any reference in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other
record of the United States to the Federal Building and United States
Courthouse referred to in section 1 shall be deemed to be a reference
to the ``Maurice M. Paul Federal Building and United States
Courthouse''.
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