S 2129 · 111th Congress 2009โ€“2011, ended

National Women's History Museum Act of 2009

Latest action · Jun 28, 2010 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 445.

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.

  1. IntroducedOct 29, 2009
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

National Women's History Museum Act of 2009 - (Sec. 3) Directs the Administrator of General Services (GSA) to convey, by quitclaim deed, to the National Women's History Museum, Inc. (the Museum) specified property in the District of Columbia, on terms which the Administrator deems appropriate.

Requires the terms and conditions of the conveyance to address, among other things, mitigation of developmental impacts to existing federal buildings and structures, security concerns, and operational protocols for development and use of the property.

Requires the purchase price for the property to be its market value based on its highest and best use, as determined by an independent appraisal. Requires the appraisal to assume that the property does not contain hazardous substances which require response action.

Requires the purchase price to be paid into the Federal Buildings Fund and permits the Administrator to use the proceeds or any lawful purpose consistent with existing authorities granted to the Administrator. Requires specified congressional committees (the committees) to be provided with 30 days advance written notice of any expenditure of the proceeds.

Requires the property to be dedicated for use as a site for a national women's history museum for a 99-year period.

Provides for the reversion of the property to the United States without any obligation for repayment of any amount of the purchase price if: (1) it is not used as a site for a national women's history museum during the 99-year period; and (2) the Museum has not commenced construction of a museum facility on such property in a five-year period, other than for reasons beyond the Museum's control.

(Sec. 4) Authorizes the Administrator to contract with the Museum or an affiliate of the Museum to perform response actions required on the property. Credits any costs incurred by the Museum or an affiliate to the purchase price. Prohibits anything in this Act or any amendment made by this Act from affecting or limiting compliance with any environmental law.

(Sec. 5) Requires the Museum to bear all costs associated with complying with the provisions of this Act, including studies and reports, relocating tenants, and mitigating impacts to existing federal buildings and structures resulting from the development of the property.

(Sec. 6) Prohibits anything in this Act from being construed as limiting or affecting the authority or responsibilities of the National Capital Planning Commission or the Commission of Fine Arts. Requires the Administrator to cooperate with the Museum on zoning or other land use matters. Bars the Administrator from being required to incur any costs for such cooperation.

(Sec. 7) Requires the Museum to submit annual reports to the Administrator and the committees on the development and construction activities of the Museum until the end of the five-year period after conveyance of the property or substantial completion of the museum facility, whichever is later.

Cosponsors 24

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 29, 2009 to Sep 27, 2010; 19 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-MNAmy KlobucharOriginalOct 29, 2009
D-MDBarbara A. MikulskiOriginalOct 29, 2009
D-CABarbara BoxerOriginalOct 29, 2009
D-ARBlanche L. LincolnOriginalOct 29, 2009
R-IAChuck GrassleyOriginalOct 29, 2009
D-MOClaire McCaskillOriginalOct 29, 2009
D-MIDebbie StabenowOriginalOct 29, 2009
D-CADianne FeinsteinOriginalOct 29, 2009
R-OHGeorge V. VoinovichOriginalOct 29, 2009
D-NHJeanne ShaheenOriginalOct 29, 2009
I-CTJoseph I. LiebermanOriginalOct 29, 2009
D-NCKay R. HaganOriginalOct 29, 2009
D-NYKirsten E. GillibrandOriginalOct 29, 2009
R-AKLisa MurkowskiOriginalOct 29, 2009
D-WAMaria CantwellOriginalOct 29, 2009
D-ARMark L. PryorOriginalOct 29, 2009
D-LAMary L. LandrieuOriginalOct 29, 2009
R-MEOlympia J. SnoweOriginalOct 29, 2009
D-WAPatty MurrayOriginalOct 29, 2009
D-AKMark BegichNov 20, 2009
D-HIDaniel K. AkakaDec 16, 2009
D-MDBenjamin L. CardinMar 24, 2010
D-ORJeff MerkleyJul 13, 2010
R-TXKay Bailey HutchisonSep 27, 2010

Committees 2

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
SenateHomeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
Referred Oct 29, 2009Discharged Dec 4, 2009
SenateEnvironment and Public Works Committee
Referred Dec 4, 2009Markup Apr 21, 2010Reported Jun 28, 2010

Actions 9

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jun 28, 2010Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Boxer with amendments. With written report No. 111-216.
  2. Jun 28, 2010Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 445.
  3. Apr 21, 2010Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
  4. Dec 4, 2009Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S12459)
  5. Dec 4, 2009Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S12459)

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.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
SenateDebate and remarks S12459Max Baucus D-MTDec 4, 2009
SenateDebate and remarks S10928Susan M. Collins R-MEOct 29, 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 4

  1. Jul 15, 2010S. 2129, National Women's Museum History Act of 2009<p>Pay-as-you-go estimate for the bill as reported by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on June 28, 2010, with an amendment provided by the Senate Committee on the Budget on July 13, 2010</p>
  2. Jul 15, 2010S. 2129, National Women's Museum History Act of 2009Pay-as-you-go estimate for the bill as reported by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on June 28, 2010, with an amendment provided by the Senate Committee on the Budget on July 13, 2010
  3. Apr 29, 2010S. 2129, National Women's History Museum Act of 2009<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on April 21, 2010</p>
  4. Apr 29, 2010S. 2129, National Women's History Museum Act of 2009Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on April 21, 2010

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.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 1700National Women's History Museum Act of 2009Related billJun 28, 2010

Titles 3

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
A bill to authorize the Administrator of General Services to convey a parcel of real property in the District of Columbia to provide for the establishment of a National Women's History Museum.
Short Titles as Introduced
National Women's History Museum Act of 2009
Short Titles as Reported to Senate
National Women's History Museum Act of 2009

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.

Text 3

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jun 28, 2010Reported to Senate
  2. Dec 4, 2009Reference Change Senate
  3. Oct 29, 2009Introduced in Senate

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