A joint resolution providing for the appointment of Michael Govan as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.
Latest action · Apr 19, 2017 Became Public Law No: 115-28.
Progress
Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 8, 2017
- Passed SenateMar 27, 2017
- Passed HouseApr 6, 2017
- To the PresidentApr 7, 2017
- Became lawApr 19, 2017Public Law 115-28
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
This joint resolution appoints Michael Govan as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Mar 8, 2017.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-GA | David Perdue | Original | Mar 8, 2017 |
| D-VT | Patrick J. Leahy | Original | Mar 8, 2017 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Rules and Administration Committee | Referred Mar 8, 2017Discharged Mar 27, 2017 |
| House | Committee on House Administration | Referred Mar 28, 2017Discharged Apr 6, 2017 |
Actions 16
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 19, 2017Signed by President.
- Apr 19, 2017Became Public Law No: 115-28.
- Apr 7, 2017Presented to President.
- Apr 6, 2017Mr. Harper asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
- Apr 6, 2017Committee on House Administration discharged.
- Apr 6, 2017Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H2767)
- Apr 6, 2017Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H2767)
- Apr 6, 2017Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Mar 28, 2017Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Mar 28, 2017Received in the House.
- Mar 28, 2017Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
- Mar 27, 2017Senate Committee on Rules and Administration discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S2003-2004)
- Mar 27, 2017Senate Committee on Rules and Administration discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2003-2004)
- Mar 27, 2017Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S2004)
- Mar 8, 2017Introduced in Senate
- Mar 8, 2017Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this resolution, 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 H2767Text printed H2767 | Gregg Harper R-MS | Apr 6, 2017 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S2003Text printed S2004 | Mitch McConnell R-KY | Mar 27, 2017 |
Research
What has been written about this resolution: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
CRS reports 2
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this resolution or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 2
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| IN11000 | Election Policy on the November 2018 Ballot Archived | Insight | Nov 21, 2018 |
| R40879 | Resolutions of Inquiry: An Analysis of Their Use in the House, 1947-2017 Archived | Report | Nov 9, 2017 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HJRES 79 | Providing for the appointment of Michael Govan as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. | Related bill | Feb 16, 2017 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title
- Joint resolution providing for the appointment of Michael Govan as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution
- Official Title as Introduced
- A joint resolution providing for the appointment of Michael Govan as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Mar 28, 2017Referred in House
- Mar 27, 2017Engrossed in Senate
- Mar 8, 2017Introduced in Senate
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 resolution 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.
