HR 1269 · 112th Congress 2011–2013, ended

National Women's History Museum Act of 2011

Introduced Mar 30, 2011 Originated House Sponsor Carolyn B. Maloney D-NY

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Mar 31, 2011 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.

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. IntroducedMar 30, 2011
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

National Women's History Museum Act of 2011 - 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 purchase price for the property to be: (1) its market value based on its highest and best use, as determined by an independent appraisal; and (2) paid into the Federal Buildings Fund.

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 5-year period other than for reasons beyond the Museum's control.

Cosponsors 69

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 30, 2011 to Sep 12, 2012; 21 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsOriginalMar 30, 2011
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalMar 30, 2011
D-MABarney FrankOriginalMar 30, 2011
R-WYCynthia M. LummisOriginalMar 30, 2011
D-CADoris O. MatsuiOriginalMar 30, 2011
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalMar 30, 2011
D-CAFortney Pete StarkOriginalMar 30, 2011
D-WIGwen MooreOriginalMar 30, 2011
D-CAJackie SpeierOriginalMar 30, 2011
R-WAJaime Herrera BeutlerOriginalMar 30, 2011
D-VAJames P. MoranOriginalMar 30, 2011
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalMar 30, 2011
R-OHJean SchmidtOriginalMar 30, 2011
R-ILJudy BiggertOriginalMar 30, 2011
D-CAKaren BassOriginalMar 30, 2011
D-GUMadeleine Z. BordalloOriginalMar 30, 2011
R-TNMarsha BlackburnOriginalMar 30, 2011
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalMar 30, 2011
R-FLSandy AdamsOriginalMar 30, 2011
D-CASusan A. DavisOriginalMar 30, 2011
D-WITammy BaldwinOriginalMar 30, 2011
D-ILJesse L. Jackson, Jr.Mar 31, 2011
D-CALynn C. WoolseyApr 5, 2011
D-CTJames A. HimesMay 5, 2011
D-CALois CappsMay 5, 2011
R-NYNan A. S. HayworthMay 5, 2011
R-NCRenee L. EllmersMay 5, 2011
R-TXMichael T. McCaulMay 11, 2011
D-FLCorrine BrownMay 12, 2011
D-VIDonna M. ChristensenMay 12, 2011
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoMay 12, 2011
R-MOJo Ann EmersonMay 12, 2011
D-CALaura RichardsonMay 12, 2011
D-NYYvette D. ClarkeMay 12, 2011
D-FLDebbie Wasserman SchultzMay 25, 2011
D-VAGerald E. ConnollyMay 25, 2011
D-CAHoward L. BermanMay 25, 2011
D-OHMarcia L. FudgeMay 25, 2011
D-FLKathy CastorMay 26, 2011
D-MNCollin C. PetersonJun 1, 2011
D-MAJames P. McGovernJun 1, 2011
D-NYCharles B. RangelJun 14, 2011
R-INDan BurtonJun 14, 2011
R-FLIleana Ros-LehtinenJun 14, 2011
D-ILLuis V. GutierrezJun 14, 2011
D-NYPaul TonkoJun 14, 2011
D-MOWm. Lacy ClayJun 14, 2011
D-MIDale E. KildeeJun 21, 2011
D-CTRosa L. DeLauroJun 21, 2011
D-NJSteven R. RothmanJun 21, 2011
R-SDKristi L. NoemJun 23, 2011
D-NYMaurice D. HincheyJun 23, 2011
D-HIMazie K. HironoJun 23, 2011
D-MEMichael H. MichaudJun 23, 2011
R-VARobert J. WittmanJun 23, 2011
D-NJAlbio SiresJul 6, 2011
D-CABob FilnerJul 6, 2011
D-CAJerry McNerneyJul 6, 2011
D-MNKeith EllisonJul 6, 2011
D-NJRobert E. AndrewsJul 6, 2011
D-NJFrank Pallone, Jr.Jul 14, 2011
D-MIGary C. PetersJul 14, 2011
D-ARMike RossJul 18, 2011
D-COEd PerlmutterAug 1, 2011
R-COMike CoffmanAug 19, 2011
D-RIDavid N. CicillineSep 12, 2011
D-TXLloyd DoggettJan 31, 2012
D-TNSteve CohenJan 31, 2012
D-CAMichael M. HondaSep 12, 2012

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseTransportation and Infrastructure Committee
Referred Mar 30, 2011
Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee
Referred Mar 31, 2011

Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 31, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
  2. Mar 30, 2011Introduced in House
  3. Mar 30, 2011Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E570)
  4. Mar 30, 2011Referred 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.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
ExtensionsDebate and remarks E570Carolyn B. Maloney D-NYMar 30, 2011

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.

Constitutional authority

[Pages H2107-H2108] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] By Mrs. MALONEY: H.R. 1269. Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 The Congress shall have Power to dispose of and make all needful Rules and Regulations respecting the Territory or other Property belonging to the United States; and nothing in this Constitution shall be so construed as to Prejudice any Claims of the United States, or of any particular State.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H2108.

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 3

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 680National Women's History Museum Act of 2011Identical billMay 2, 2011
S 1870National Women's History Museum and Federal Facilities Consolidation and Efficiency Act of 2011Related billNov 15, 2011
HR 2844National Women's History Museum and Federal Facilities Consolidation and Efficiency Act of 2011Related billSep 8, 2011

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced
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 2011

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Mar 30, 2011Introduced in House

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