HR 5999
110th Congress
House
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Agriculture and Food
Authorization
Botanical gardens
Economics and Public Finance
Endangered species
Environmental Protection
Nonprofit organizations
Plant protection
Plants
Social Welfare
Tropical agriculture
To authorize appropriations for the National Tropical Botanical Garden, and for other purposes.
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 8, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
May 8, 2008
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E870)
May 8, 2008
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Authorizes appropriations for FY2008-FY2017 to the National Tropical Botanical Garden for operation and maintenance expenses.
Requires such funds to be matched on a one-to-one basis by non-federal funds.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Committees of jurisdiction
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