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HR 6548 110th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Arts, Culture, Religion District of Columbia History Land transfers Museums Women

General Services Administration Portfolio Enhancement Act of 2008

Introduced: July 17, 2008 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Became law
Jul 18, 2008
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Jul 17, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Jul 17, 2008
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1493)
Jul 17, 2008
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

General Services Administration Portfolio Enhancement Act of 2008 - Directs the Administrator of General Services (GSA) to convey to the National Women's History Museum, Inc. (the Museum) the northern part of specified property in the District of Columbia, which the Administrator and the Museum deem appropriate for a museum facility.

Grants the Administrator the authority to convey the southern part of such property to the Museum.

Requires the Administrator to enter into an agreement with the Museum for the conveyance.

Permits separate conveyance of the northern and southern parts.

Requires the northern part to be dedicated for use as a site for a national women's history museum for a 99-year period and allows the southern part to be used for any purposes permitted by applicable laws and regulations.

What's happening now July 18, 2008

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 1861 Related bill General Services Administration Portfolio Enhancement Act of 2007
  • S 3528 Identical bill General Services Administration Portfolio Enhancement Act of 2008
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 7 Republican 1
D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Sep 24, 2008
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Sep 15, 2008
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Sep 15, 2008
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jul 29, 2008
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jul 29, 2008
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Jul 17, 2008
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jul 17, 2008
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 17, 2008
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6548: General Services Administration Portfolio Enhancement Act of 2008. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-6548/
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