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HR 608 111th Congress House Science, Technology, Communications Environmental assessment, monitoring, research Government buildings, facilities, and property Horticulture and plants Latin America Maryland Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers Panama Research administration and funding Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian Institution Facilities Authorization Act of 2009

Introduced: January 16, 2009 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 14 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 24, 2009
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 38.
Apr 24, 2009
Committee on House Administration discharged.
Mar 30, 2009
For Further Action See P.L. 111-11, Title XV, Sections 15101 through 15103.
Mar 25, 2009
House Committee on House Administration Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than April 24, 2009.
Mar 25, 2009
Reported by the Committee on Transportation. H. Rept. 111-53, Part I.
Feb 12, 2009
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Feb 12, 2009
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Feb 12, 2009
Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management Discharged.
Jan 20, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Jan 16, 2009
Referred to House Administration
Jan 16, 2009
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jan 16, 2009
Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure
Jan 16, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E108)
Jan 16, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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Smithsonian Institution Facilities Authorization Act of 2009 - Authorizes the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution to: (1) design and construct laboratory and support space to accommodate the Mathias Laboratory at the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center in Edgewater, Maryland; (2) construct laboratory space to accommodate the terrestrial research program of the Smithsonian tropical research institute in Gamboa, Panama; and (3) construct a greenhouse facility at its museum support facility in Suitland, Maryland, to maintain its horticultural operations and preserve the orchid collection it holds in trust.

Authorizes appropriations for: (1) FY2009-FY2011 for the design and construction of the laboratory and support space to accommodate the Mathias Laboratory; (2) FY2009-FY2010 for the construction of the laboratory space to accommodate the terrestrial research program; and (3) the construction of the greenhouse facility.

What's happening now April 24, 2009

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 38.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 22 Related bill Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009
  • HR 146 Text similarities Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009
 Bill text 2 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3 Republican 1
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Diaz-Balart, Mario
Florida · Jan 16, 2009
 D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Jan 16, 2009
 D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Jan 16, 2009
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jan 16, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 608: Smithsonian Institution Facilities Authorization Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-608/
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"H.R. 608: Smithsonian Institution Facilities Authorization Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-608/.
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H.R. 608, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-608/.
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