Smithsonian Institution Facilities Authorization Act of 2009
Latest action · Apr 24, 2009 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 38.
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, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Smithsonian Institution Facilities Authorization Act of 2009 - 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; (2) construct laboratory space to accommodate the terrestrial research program of the Smithsonian tropical research institute in Gamboa, Panama; and (3) 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 for: (1) FY2009-FY2011 for the design and construction of the laboratory and support space to accommodate the Mathias Laboratory; (2) FY2009-FY2010 for the construction of the laboratory space to accommodate the terrestrial research program; and (3) the construction of the greenhouse facility.
Cosponsors 9
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 16, 2009 to Jan 21, 2009; 8 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Doris O. Matsui | Original | Jan 16, 2009 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Jan 16, 2009 |
| R-FL | John L. Mica | Original | Jan 16, 2009 |
| R-FL | Mario Diaz-Balart | Original | Jan 16, 2009 |
| D-PA | Robert A. Brady | Original | Jan 16, 2009 |
| R-TX | Sam Johnson | Original | Jan 16, 2009 |
| D-MD | Steny H. Hoyer | Original | Jan 16, 2009 |
| D-CA | Xavier Becerra | Original | Jan 16, 2009 |
| D-MD | Donna F. Edwards | Jan 21, 2009 |
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, 2009Markup Feb 12, 2009Reported Mar 25, 2009 |
| Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee | Referred Jan 20, 2009Discharged Feb 12, 2009 | |
| House | Committee on House Administration | Referred Jan 16, 2009Discharged Apr 24, 2009 |
Actions 14
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 24, 2009Committee on House Administration discharged.
- Apr 24, 2009Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 38.
- Mar 30, 2009For Further Action See P.L. 111-11, Title XV, Sections 15101 through 15103.
- Mar 25, 2009Reported by the Committee on Transportation. H. Rept. 111-53, Part I.
- Mar 25, 2009House Committee on House Administration Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than April 24, 2009.
- Feb 12, 2009Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management Discharged.
- Feb 12, 2009Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Feb 12, 2009Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
- Jan 20, 2009Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
- Jan 16, 2009Introduced in House
- Jan 16, 2009Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E108)
- Jan 16, 2009Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure
- Jan 16, 2009Referred 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.
- Jan 16, 2009Referred to House Administration
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E108 | James L. Oberstar D-MN | Jan 16, 2009 |
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
- Feb 18, 2009H.R. 608, Smithsonian Institution Facilities Authorization Act of 2009<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure</p>
- Feb 18, 2009H.R. 608, Smithsonian Institution Facilities Authorization Act of 2009Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 22 | Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 | Related bill | Mar 11, 2009 |
| HR 146 | Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 | Text similarities | Mar 30, 2009 |
Titles 3
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 carry out certain construction projects, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Smithsonian Institution Facilities Authorization Act of 2009
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Smithsonian Institution Facilities Authorization Act of 2009
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 24, 2009Reported in House
- Jan 16, 2009Introduced 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.
