National Women's History Museum Act of 2005
Latest action · Sep 7, 2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 3, 2005
- Passed SenateJul 29, 2005
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
National Women's History Museum Act of 2005 - Requires the Administrator of General Services to enter into an occupancy agreement to make the Pavilion Annex (the building and specified immediate surroundings, including any land unoccupied as of the enactment of this Act) in Washington, D.C. available to the National Women's History Museum, Inc. (Museum Sponsor) for a National Women's History Museum, for at least 99 years or any lesser term agreed to by the Museum Sponsor.
Prohibits use of any federal funds to establish, construct or operate the Museum.
Cosponsors 23
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 3, 2005 to Jun 20, 2005; 20 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MD | Barbara A. Mikulski | Original | Mar 3, 2005 |
| D-CA | Barbara Boxer | Original | Mar 3, 2005 |
| D-AR | Blanche L. Lincoln | Original | Mar 3, 2005 |
| D-HI | Daniel K. Akaka | Original | Mar 3, 2005 |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Original | Mar 3, 2005 |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Original | Mar 3, 2005 |
| R-NC | Elizabeth Dole | Original | Mar 3, 2005 |
| D-NJ | Frank R. Lautenberg | Original | Mar 3, 2005 |
| R-OH | George V. Voinovich | Original | Mar 3, 2005 |
| D-NY | Hillary Rodham Clinton | Original | Mar 3, 2005 |
| R-TX | Kay Bailey Hutchison | Original | Mar 3, 2005 |
| R-AK | Lisa Murkowski | Original | Mar 3, 2005 |
| D-WA | Maria Cantwell | Original | Mar 3, 2005 |
| D-AR | Mark L. Pryor | Original | Mar 3, 2005 |
| D-LA | Mary L. Landrieu | Original | Mar 3, 2005 |
| R-ME | Olympia J. Snowe | Original | Mar 3, 2005 |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Original | Mar 3, 2005 |
| D-MD | Paul S. Sarbanes | Original | Mar 3, 2005 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | Mar 3, 2005 |
| R-UT | Robert F. Bennett | Original | Mar 3, 2005 |
| R-RI | Lincoln Chafee | Mar 9, 2005 | |
| D-PA | Arlen Specter | Apr 20, 2005 | |
| D-NJ | Jon S. Corzine | Jun 20, 2005 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | Referred Mar 3, 2005Markup Apr 13, 2005Reported Jul 18, 2005 |
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred Sep 6, 2005 |
| Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee | Referred Sep 7, 2005 |
Actions 12
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 7, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
- Sep 6, 2005Received in the House.
- Sep 6, 2005Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Sep 6, 2005Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
- Jul 29, 2005Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S9584-9585)
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S9584Amendments S9547, S9585 | Susan M. Collins R-ME (amendment), William H. Frist R-TN | Jul 29, 2005 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S2005 | Susan M. Collins R-ME | Mar 3, 2005 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Apr 20, 2005S. 501, National Women's History Museum Act of 2005<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on April 13, 2005</p>
- Apr 20, 2005S. 501, National Women's History Museum Act of 2005Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on April 13, 2005
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R43856 | Contemporary Federal Museum Authorizations in the District of Columbia: Past Practices and Options for Congress Archived | Report | Jan 9, 2015 |
Amendments 1
Amendments offered to this bill.
| Amendment | Description | Offered by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SA 1646 | To specify that no Federal funds are to be used to establish, construct, or operate the National Women's History Museum. | Susan M. Collins R-ME | Amendment SA 1646 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to provide a site for the National Women's History Museum in the District of Columbia.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- National Women's History Museum Act of 2005
- Short Titles as Reported to Senate
- National Women's History Museum Act of 2005
- Short Titles as Passed Senate
- National Women's History Museum Act of 2005
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Arts, Culture, Religion.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 6, 2005Referred in House
- Jul 29, 2005Engrossed in Senate
- Jul 18, 2005Reported to Senate
- Mar 3, 2005Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.