SJRES 40 113th Congress Senate Government Operations and Politics Federal officials Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers Smithsonian Institution

A joint resolution providing for the appointment of Michael Lynton as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.

Introduced: July 8, 2014 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 18 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Sep 29, 2014

Signed by President.

Sep 29, 2014

Became Public Law No: 113-184.

Sep 29, 2014

Presented to President.

Sep 18, 2014

Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H7860)

Sep 18, 2014

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Sep 18, 2014

On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H7860)

Sep 18, 2014

Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.(text: CR H7860)

Sep 18, 2014

Committee on House Administration discharged.

Sep 18, 2014

Mr. Harper asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.

Jul 24, 2014

Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

Jul 24, 2014

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Jul 24, 2014

Received in the House.

Jul 23, 2014

Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

Jul 23, 2014

Senate Committee on Rules and Administration discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4845; text as passed Senate: CR S4845)

Jul 23, 2014

Senate Committee on Rules and Administration discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S4845; text as passed Senate: CR S4845)

Jul 23, 2014

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

Jul 8, 2014

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

Jul 8, 2014

Introduced in Senate

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(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Appoints Michael Lynton as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.

What's happening now September 29, 2014

Became Public Law No: 113-184.

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Committees of jurisdiction 2

Committee on House Administration
House of Representatives
Rules and Administration Committee
Senate

Cosponsors 1

Reed, Jack

Rhode Island · Jul 8, 2014

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). S.J. Res. 40: A joint resolution providing for the appointment of Michael Lynton as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-SJRES-40/

MLA

"S.J. Res. 40: A joint resolution providing for the appointment of Michael Lynton as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-SJRES-40/.

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S.J. Res. 40, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-SJRES-40/.

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