To direct the Librarian of Congress to obtain a stained glass panel depicting the seal of the District of Columbia and install the panel among the stained glass panels depicting the seals of States which overlook the Main Reading Room of the Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building.
Latest action · May 16, 2019 Reported by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 116-66, Part I.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 22, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
This bill requires the Librarian of Congress, concurrently with the planned renovation and replacement of existing glass panels, to obtain a stained glass panel depicting the seal of the District of Columbia and install it among the panels depicting the seals of states that overlook the Main Reading Room of the Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Committee on House Administration | Referred Feb 22, 2019 |
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred Feb 22, 2019Markup Feb 27, 2019Reported May 16, 2019 |
| Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee | Referred Feb 25, 2019Discharged Feb 27, 2019 |
Actions 8
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 16, 2019Reported by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 116-66, Part I.
- Feb 27, 2019Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Discharged.
- Feb 27, 2019Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Feb 27, 2019Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
- Feb 25, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
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 E194 | Eleanor Holmes Norton D-DC | Feb 22, 2019 |
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 estimate
- Mar 11, 2019H.R. 1318, a bill to direct the Librarian of Congress to obtain a stained glass panel depicting the seal of the District of Columbia and install the panel among the stained glass panels depicting the seals of States which overlook the Main Reading Room...As ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on February 27, 2019
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 33, February 22, 2019, page H2047.
Printed hearings 2
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 116-50 | EXPECTING MORE: ADDRESSING AMERICA'S MATERNAL AND INFANT HEALTH CRISIS186 pages | Education and Workforce Committee | Jan 28, 2020 |
| Serial No. 116-58 | IMPROVING MATERNAL HEALTH: LEGISLATION TO ADVANCE PREVENTION EFFORTS AND ACCESS TO CARE203 pages | Energy and Commerce Committee | Sep 10, 2019 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To direct the Librarian of Congress to obtain a stained glass panel depicting the seal of the District of Columbia and install the panel among the stained glass panels depicting the seals of States which overlook the Main Reading Room of the Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Congress.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 22, 2019Introduced 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.
