HR 5424
110th Congress
House
Arts, Culture, Religion
Economics and Public Finance
Fees
Government Operations and Politics
Museums
Smithsonian Institution
User charges
Smithsonian Free Admission Act
Introduced: February 13, 2008
Introduced by:
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
Democratic
· District of Columbia
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 13, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Feb 13, 2008
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E184-185)
Feb 13, 2008
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Smithsonian Free Admission Act - Prohibits the charging of any fee for admission to an exhibit that is part of the permanent collection of any museum or facility that is part of a bureau established in or under the Smithsonian Institution, including the National Gallery of Art. Makes such prohibition non-applicable to a specified exhibition at the National Museum of Natural History.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Committees of jurisdiction
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