U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB10026: Honoring Circuit Judge Pauline Newman Act of 2026
Status: In committee, August 3, 2026
To designate courtroom 201 at the Howard T. Markey National Courts Building located at 717 Madison Place NW, Washington, DC, as the "Pauline Newman Courtroom".
What the bill says
To designate courtroom 201 at the Howard T. Markey National Courts Building located at 717 Madison Place NW, Washington, DC, as the Pauline Newman Courtroom .
From the introduced text, August 3, 2026:
A BILL To designate courtroom 201 at the Howard T. Markey National Courts Building located at 717 Madison Place NW, Washington, DC, as the Pauline Newman Courtroom . SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Honoring Circuit Judge Pauline Newman Act of 2026 . SECTION 2. Findings Congress finds the following: (1) Pauline Newman was born on June 20, 1927, and has devoted more than seven decades to the practice of law and the advancement of American innovation. (2) On January 30, 1984, President Ronald Reagan nominated Pauline Newman to be a Circuit Judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. She was confirmed by the United States Senate on February 27, 1984, and received her commission on February 28, 1984, becoming the first judge ever appointed directly to that court without previously serving on a predecessor court. (3) Judge Newman earned a Bachelor of Arts from Vassar College in 1947, a Master of Arts from Columbia University in 1948, a Doctor of Philosophy in chemistry from Yale University in 1952, and a law degree from New York University School of Law in 1958. (4) In 1951, Judge Newman became the first woman holding a doctorate to be hired as a research scientist at the American Cyanamid Company, where she was listed …
Sponsors
- Darrell Issa (R) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Government Operations and Politics
Common questions
- What is HB10026?
- HB10026 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Honoring Circuit Judge Pauline Newman Act of 2026.
- What does HB10026 do?
- In its own words: To designate courtroom 201 at the Howard T. Markey National Courts Building located at 717 Madison Place NW, Washington, DC, as the Pauline Newman Courtroom .
- What is the status of HB10026?
- In committee as of August 3, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. (August 3, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB10026?
- Darrell Issa (R).
- Where is the official record for HB10026?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10026
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