# 114-hr-3612: Making emergency appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, to address needs of the Federal judiciary serving the border region between the United States and Mexico, and for other purposes.

114-hr-3612, Making emergency appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, to address needs of the Federal judiciary serving the border region between the United States and Mexico, and for other purposes., is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] (D-TX); status Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-3612
- Congress: 114
- Title: Making emergency appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, to address needs of the Federal judiciary serving the border region between the United States and Mexico, and for other purposes.
- Status: Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Introduced: 2015-09-25
- Sponsor: Rep. Cuellar, Henry [D-TX-28] (D-TX)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill provides $135 million in FY2016 emergency appropriations for the construction of a new courthouse for the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas. The bill designates the funds as an emergency requirement, which exempts the funds from limits on discretionary spending and other budget enforcement rules. The construction of the courthouse must include a real property exchange between the city of San Antonio, Texas, and the General Services Administration (GSA) involving: (1) federally owned land including the Wood Courthouse and Spears Judicial Training Center, and (2) city-owned land commonly known as the San Antonio Police Headquarters Site. Within six months of enactment of this bill, the GSA must provide a progress report to Congress.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-37] (D-TX), 2015-09-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hurd, Will [R-TX-23] (R-TX), 2015-09-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castro, Joaquin [D-TX-20] (D-TX), 2015-09-25T00:00:00.000Z
- LAMAR SMITH (R-TX), 2015-09-25T00:00:00.000Z

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- 114-hr-2737: Filipino Veterans of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2015

## Sources
- [114-hr-3612 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/3612)

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- [114-hr-4877: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3130 G…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4877)
- [114-hr-4743: National Cybersecurity Preparedness Consortium Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4743)
- [114-hr-3929: Office of Strategic Services Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3929)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3612 (as of 2025-11-18).