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HR 8590 116th Congress House Arts, Culture, Religion Art, artists, authorship Maryland Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers Smithsonian Institution

Smithsonian and National Gallery of Art Collections Space Authorization Act

Introduced: October 13, 2020 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.
Oct 13, 2020
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Smithsonian and National Gallery of Art Collections Space Authorization Act

This bill authorizes the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution and the Board of Trustees of the National Gallery of Art to construct and use a collections storage space at the museum support facility of the Smithsonian Institution in Suitland, Maryland, to accommodate the care, preservation, conservation, storage, and study of national collections held in trust by the Smithsonian Institution and the National Gallery of Art.

What's happening now October 13, 2020

Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 8023 Related bill Smithsonian and National Gallery of Art Collections Space Authorization Act
  • S 4925 Identical bill Smithsonian and National Gallery of Art Collections Space Authorization Act
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Matsui, Doris O.
California · Oct 13, 2020
SHIMKUS, JOHN
· Oct 13, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8590: Smithsonian and National Gallery of Art Collections Space Authorization Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8590/
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"H.R. 8590: Smithsonian and National Gallery of Art Collections Space Authorization Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8590/.
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