Old Post Office Building Redevelopment Act of 2008
Latest action · Oct 8, 2008 Became Public Law No: 110-359.
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.
- IntroducedJan 16, 2008
- Passed HouseJun 23, 2008
- Passed SenateSep 26, 2008
- To the PresidentSep 30, 2008
- Became lawOct 8, 2008Public Law 110-359
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on June 23, 2008. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Old Post Office Building Redevelopment Act of 2008 - Directs the Administrator of General Services to proceed with redevelopment of the Old Post Office Building (including the Pavillion Annex), located at 1100 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C., consistent with the redevelopment plan approved by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Senate Committees on Appropriations and Environment and Public Works. Authorizes the Administrator to provide replacement space for federal agency tenants housed in the Building as necessary.
Requires the Administrator to report to Congress on any proposed redevelopment agreement, including a summary of a cost-beneft analysis and a description of material provisions. Delays the effective date of any such agreement until 30 days of continuous session of Congress after transmittal of the Administrator's report to Congress.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred Jan 16, 2008Markup May 22, 2008Reported Jun 19, 2008 |
| Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee | Referred Jan 17, 2008Discharged May 22, 2008 | |
| Senate | Environment and Public Works Committee | Referred Jun 24, 2008Markup Sep 17, 2008Reported Sep 25, 2008 |
Actions 24
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 8, 2008Signed by President.
- Oct 8, 2008Became Public Law No: 110-359.
- Sep 30, 2008Presented to President.
- Sep 27, 2008Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Sep 26, 2008Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S9872)
- Sep 26, 2008Cleared for White House.
- Sep 24, 2008Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Boxer without amendment. With written report No. 110-501.
- Sep 24, 2008Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1079.
- Sep 17, 2008Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Jun 24, 2008Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
- Jun 23, 2008Ms. Norton moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Jun 23, 2008Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5818-5820)
- Jun 23, 2008DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5001.
- Jun 23, 2008Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5818)
- Jun 23, 2008Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jun 19, 2008Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation. H. Rept. 110-724.
- Jun 19, 2008Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 459.
- May 22, 2008Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- May 22, 2008Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- May 22, 2008Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management Discharged.
- Jan 17, 2008Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
- Jan 16, 2008Introduced in House
- Jan 16, 2008Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E30)
- Jan 16, 2008Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
In the Congressional Record 3
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 S9872 | Sheldon Whitehouse D-RI | Sep 26, 2008 |
| House | Debate and remarks H5818–H5820Text printed H5818 | Eleanor Holmes Norton D-DC, James L. Oberstar D-MN, Thelma D. Drake R-VA | Jun 23, 2008 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E30 | Eleanor Holmes Norton D-DC | Jan 16, 2008 |
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 reports
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 4
- Sep 23, 2008H.R. 5001, Old Post Office Building Redevelopment Act of 2008<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on September 17, 2008</p>
- Sep 23, 2008H.R. 5001, Old Post Office Building Redevelopment Act of 2008Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on September 17, 2008
- Jun 12, 2008H.R. 5001, Old Post Office Building Redevelopment Act of 2008<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on May 22, 2008</p>
- Jun 12, 2008H.R. 5001, Old Post Office Building Redevelopment Act of 2008Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on May 22, 2008
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 110-113 | THE OLD POST OFFICE BUILDING: THE GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION'S PLANS FOR FUTURE USE58 pages | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Apr 10, 2008 |
Titles 5
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To authorize the Administrator of General Services to provide for the redevelopment of the Old Post Office Building located in the District of Columbia.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Old Post Office Building Redevelopment Act of 2008
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Old Post Office Building Redevelopment Act of 2008
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Old Post Office Building Redevelopment Act of 2008
- Short Titles as Enacted
- Old Post Office Building Redevelopment Act of 2008
Subjects
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Text 6
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 28, 2008Enrolled Bill
- Sep 24, 2008Reported to Senate
- Jun 24, 2008Referred in Senate
- Jun 23, 2008Engrossed in House
- Jun 19, 2008Reported in House
- Jan 16, 2008Introduced in House
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.
