SRES 179 109th Congress Senate Congress Architect of the Capitol Capitol (Washington, D.C.) Congressional agencies Congressional committees (Senate) Congressional oversight Federal officials Government Operations and Politics Senate Rules and Administration Tourism

A resolution to provide for oversight over the Capitol Visitors Center by the Architect of the Capitol.

Introduced: June 22, 2005 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Agreed to (Senate)

Jun 23, 2005

Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text as passed Senate: CR S7329)

Jun 23, 2005

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text as passed Senate: CR S7329)

Jun 23, 2005

Senate Committee on Rules and Administration discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7329)

Jun 23, 2005

Senate Committee on Rules and Administration discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S7329)

Jun 22, 2005

Introduced in Senate

Jun 22, 2005

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration. (text of measure as introduced: CR S7076)

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

Vests responsibility for the facilities management and operations of the Capitol Visitor Center in the Architect of the Capitol (AOC), subject to congressional oversight by the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration and as determined separately by the House of Representatives.

Authorizes the AOC to appoint an Executive Director of the Center and to determine such individual's pay, not to exceed $1,500 less than the AOC's annual salary.

Provides that nothing in this Act shall be construed to remove the jurisdiction of the Capitol Preservation Commission.

What's happening now June 23, 2005

Resolution agreed to in Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text as passed Senate: CR S7329)

Bill text 2 versions

Agreed to Senate Formatted Text PDF
Introduced in Senate Formatted Text PDF

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

Committees of jurisdiction 1

Rules and Administration Committee
Senate

Cosponsors 1

Durbin, Richard J.

Illinois · Jun 22, 2005

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 179: A resolution to provide for oversight over the Capitol Visitors Center by the Architect of the Capitol.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-SRES-179/

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"S. Res. 179: A resolution to provide for oversight over the Capitol Visitors Center by the Architect of the Capitol.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-SRES-179/.

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