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A bill to direct the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution to develop a master plan for expanding the National Air and Space Museum at an airport and construct facilities necessary for…

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A bill to direct the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution to develop a master plan for expanding the National Air and Space Museum at an airport and construct facilities necessary for housing such expansion.

Introduced: March 17, 1988 See on congress.gov
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 31, 1988
Referred to Subcommittee on Public Buildings and Grounds.
Mar 23, 1988
Referred to Subcommittee on Libraries and Memorials.
Mar 17, 1988
Referred to House Committee on Public Works and Transportation.
Mar 17, 1988
Referred to House Committee on House Administration.
Mar 17, 1988
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Directs the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution to develop a master plan for the expansion of the National Air and Space Museum at an airport while allowing such airport to continue its normal operations. Authorizes appropriations for FY 1988 and 1989 for the development of such plan.

Directs the Board, using funds obtained from private sources, to design and construct any new facilities which are needed under such master plan.

What's happening now March 31, 1988

Referred to Subcommittee on Public Buildings and Grounds.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · May 12, 1988
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4198: A bill to direct the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution to develop a master plan for expanding the National Air and Space Museum at an airport and construct facilities necessary for housing such expansion.. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-4198/
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"H.R. 4198: A bill to direct the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution to develop a master plan for expanding the National Air and Space Museum at an airport and construct facilities necessary for housing such expansion.." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-4198/.
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H.R. 4198, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-4198/.
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