Congress 110 - HR 6627 - Smithsonian Institution Facilities Authorization Act of 2008

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Smithsonian Institution Facilities Authorization Act of 2008 - Authorizes the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution to: (1) design and construct laboratory and support space to accommodate the Mathias Laboratory at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center in Edgewater, Maryland; and (2) construct laboratory space to accommodate the terrestrial research program of the Smithsonian tropical research institute in Gamboa, Panama.

Authorizes appropriations for: (1) FY2009-FY2011 for the design and construction of the laboratory and support space to accommodate the Mathias Laboratory; and (2) FY2009-FY2010 for the construction of the laboratory space to accommodate the terrestrial research program.

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Sep 18, 2008

Received in the Senate.
Sep 17, 2008

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sep 17, 2008

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H8350)
Sep 17, 2008

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H8350)
Sep 17, 2008

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6627.
Sep 17, 2008

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8350-8351)
Sep 17, 2008

Ms. Johnson, E. B. moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Sep 15, 2008

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 550.
Sep 15, 2008

Reported by the Committee on Transportation. H. Rept. 110-842, Part II.
Sep 11, 2008

Reported by the Committee on House Administration. H. Rept. 110-842, Part I.
Jul 31, 2008

Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Jul 31, 2008

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jul 31, 2008

Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management Discharged.
Jul 30, 2008

Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Jul 30, 2008

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jul 30, 2008

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Jul 29, 2008

Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jul 29, 2008

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1585)
Jul 29, 2008

Introduced in House

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