TBA Law Blog


Posted by: Amelia Ferrell Knisely on Dec 3, 2015

Money for a new Nashville federal courthouse will likely be included in appropriation bills being negotiated now in Congress, The Tennessean reports. In order for the funding --  a $182 million project cost -- to be included in the package, Congress must vote and pass the bundle ahead of next Friday’s deadline. President Obama will also have to sign it into law. “While we can’t be sure until next week, I am optimistic that the Senate and the House will agree to fully fund the Nashville federal courthouse," said U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn. The TBA’s support for the project dates to 2002 when members voted overwhelmingly to recommend that the courthouse be sited on a block bounded by 7th and 8th Avenues and Church and Commerce Streets in Nashville.