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H.R. 3580 95th Congress House

A bill to amend the National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities Act of 1965 to further cultural activities by making unused railroad passenger depots available to communities for such activities.

Introduced: February 16, 1977 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 95th Congress (1977–1978) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.
Feb 16, 1977
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Referred to House Committee on Education and Labor.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities Act to direct the Chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts to institute a program to acquire and make available to communities for cultural activities unused and underused railroad passenger depots.

Directs the Chairman to establish an advisory council for consultation with respect to carrying out this Act.

Authorizes the appropriation of $1,000,000 for fiscal year 1972, and such sums as may be necessary for each succeeding fiscal year, for purposes of this Act.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3580: A bill to amend the National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities Act of 1965 to further cultural activities by making unused railroad passenger depots available to communities for such activities.. 95th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/95-HR-3580/
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"H.R. 3580: A bill to amend the National Foundation on the Arts and Humanities Act of 1965 to further cultural activities by making unused railroad passenger depots available to communities for such activities.." 95th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/95-HR-3580/.
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H.R. 3580, 95th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/95-HR-3580/.
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