To authorize the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution to construct a greenhouse facility at its museum support facility in Suitland, Maryland, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Apr 29, 2008 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 26, 2008
- Passed HouseMar 11, 2008
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House reported version is repeated here.)
Authorizes the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution to construct a greenhouse facility at its museum support facility in Suitland, Maryland, to maintain its horticultural operations and preserve the orchid collection it holds in trust.
Authorizes appropriations.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Feb 26, 2008.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TX | Sam Johnson | Original | Feb 26, 2008 |
| D-CA | Xavier Becerra | Original | Feb 26, 2008 |
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 Feb 26, 2008Markup Feb 28, 2008Reported Mar 10, 2008 |
| Senate | Rules and Administration Committee | Referred Apr 29, 2008 |
Actions 13
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 29, 2008Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
- Mar 12, 2008Received in the Senate.
- Mar 11, 2008Ms. Matsui moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Mar 11, 2008Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1454-1455)
- Mar 11, 2008DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5492.
- Mar 11, 2008Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1454)
- Mar 11, 2008Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Mar 10, 2008Reported by the Committee on Transportation. H. Rept. 110-545.
- Mar 10, 2008Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 332.
- Feb 28, 2008Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Feb 28, 2008Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
- Feb 26, 2008Introduced in House
- Feb 26, 2008Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
In the Congressional Record 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H1454Text printed H1454 | Doris O. Matsui D-CA, James L. Oberstar D-MN, Sam Graves R-MO | Mar 11, 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 report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Mar 3, 2008H.R. 5492, A bill to authorize the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution to construct a greenhouse facility at its museum support facility in Suitland, Maryland, and for other purposes<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on February 28, 2008</p>
- Mar 3, 2008H.R. 5492, A bill to authorize the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution to construct a greenhouse facility at its museum support facility in Suitland, Maryland, and for other purposesCost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on February 28, 2008
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To authorize the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution to construct a greenhouse facility at its museum support facility in Suitland, Maryland, and for other purposes.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Arts, Culture, Religion.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 29, 2008Referred in Senate
- Mar 11, 2008Engrossed in House
- Mar 10, 2008Reported in House
- Feb 26, 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.
