# 117-s-5172: A bill to designate the Department of Energy Integrated Engineering Research Center Federal Building located at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Batavia, Illinois, as the "Helen Edwards Engineering Research Center".

117-s-5172, A bill to designate the Department of Energy Integrated Engineering Research Center Federal Building located at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Batavia, Illinois, as the "Helen Edwards Engineering Research Center"., is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] (D-IL); status Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-s-5172
- Congress: 117
- Title: A bill to designate the Department of Energy Integrated Engineering Research Center Federal Building located at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Batavia, Illinois, as the "Helen Edwards Engineering Research Center".
- Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
- Introduced: 2022-12-01
- Sponsor: Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

A bill to designate the Department of Energy Integrated Engineering Research Center Federal Building located at the Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Batavia, Illinois, as the "Helen Edwards Engineering Research Center".

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] (D-IL), 2022-12-01T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [117-s-5172 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/5172)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-s-5172 (as of 2026-10-15).