Contents
Act Details
An Act to authorize the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution to plan, design, construct, and equip space in the East Court of the National Museum of Natural History building, and for other purposes was, as a bill, a proposal (now, a piece of legislation) introduced on 1990-04-27 in the House of Commons and Senate respectively of the 101 United States Congress by Edwin Jacob (jake) Garn in relation with: Arts, culture, religion, Authorization, District of Columbia, History, Museums.
An Act to authorize the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution to plan, design, construct, and equip space in the East Court of the National Museum of Natural History building, and for other purposes became law (1) in the United States on 1990-10-24. It was referred to the following Committee(s): (2)
Senate Rules and Administration (SSRA)
House Administration (HSHA)
sub Subcommittee on Libraries and Memorials (sub 09)
House Public Works and Transportation (HSPW)
Sponsor
Edwin Jacob (jake) Garn, Republican, Senator from Utah
The proposal had the following cosponsors:
Daniel Patrick Moynihan, Democrat, Senator, from New York
Act Overview
- Number: 2540 (3)
- Official Title as Introduced: A bill to authorize the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution to plan, design, construct, and equip space in the East Court of the National Museum of Natural History building, and for other purposes (4)
- Date First Introduced: 1990-04-27
- Sponsor Name: Daniel Patrick Moynihan
- Assignment Process: See Committe Assignments (5)
- Latest Major Activity/Action: Enacted
- Date Enacted (signed, in general (6), by President): 1990-10-24
- Type: s (7)
- Main Topic: Arts, culture, religion
- Related Bills: (8)
- Summary of An Act to authorize the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution to plan, design, construct, and equip space in the East Court of the National Museum of Natural History building, and for other purposes: Govtrack. Authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress.
- Primary Source: Congress Website
Authorizes appropriations to enable the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution to design construct and equip space in the East Court of the National Museum of Natural History building.
Act Notes
- [Note 1] An Act (like An Act to authorize the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution to plan, design, construct, and equip space in the East Court of the National Museum of Natural History building, and for other purposes) or a resolution cannot become a law in the United States until it has been approved (passed) in identical form by both the House of Representatives and the Senate, as well as signed by the President (but see (5)). If the two bodys of the Congress versions of an Act are not identical, one of the bodies might decide to take a further vote to adopt the bill (see more about the Congress process here). An Act may be pass in identical form with or without amendments and with or without conference. (see more about Enrollment).
- [Note 2] Proposals are referred to committees for preliminary consideration, then debated, amended, and passed (or rejected) by the full House or Senate. To prevent endless shuttling of bills between the House and Senate, bills like An Act to authorize the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution to plan, design, construct, and equip space in the East Court of the National Museum of Natural History building, and for other purposes are referred to joint committees made up of members of both houses.
- [Note 3] For more information regarding this legislative proposal, go to THOMAS, select “Bill Number,” search on (An Act to authorize the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution to plan, design, construct, and equip space in the East Court of the National Museum of Natural History building, and for other purposes)
- [Note 4] A bill to authorize the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution to plan, design, construct, and equip space in the East Court of the National Museum of Natural History building, and for other purposes. The current official title of a bill is always present, assigned at introduction (for example, in this case, on 1990-04-27) and can be revised any time. This type of titles are sentences.
- [Note 5] The Act is referred to the appropriate committee by the Speaker of any of the two Houses. Bills are placed on the calendar of the committee to which they have been assigned. See Assignment Process.
- [Note 6] Regarding exceptions to President´s approval, a bill that is not signed (returned unsigned) by the President can still become law if at lest two thirds of each of the two bodys of the Congress votes to pass it, which is an infrequent case. See also Presidential Veto.
- [Note 7] Legislative Proposal types can be: hr, hres, hjres, hconres, s, sres, sjres, sconres. A bill originating in the Senate is designated by the letter “S”, and a bill originating from the House of Representatives begins with “H.R.”, followed, in both cases, by its individual number which it retains throughout all its parliamentary process.
- [Note 8] For information regarding related bill/s to An Act to authorize the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution to plan, design, construct, and equip space in the East Court of the National Museum of Natural History building, and for other purposes, go to THOMAS.
Analysis
No analysis (criticism, advocacy, etc.) about An Act to authorize the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution to plan, design, construct, and equip space in the East Court of the National Museum of Natural History building, and for other purposes submitted yet.
Arts, culture, religion
Authorization
District of Columbia
History
Museums
Further Reading
- “How our laws are made”, Edward F Willett; Jack Brooks, Washington, U.S. G.P.O.
- “To make all laws : the Congress of the United States, 1789-1989”, James H Hutson- Washington, Library of Congress.
- “Bills introduced and laws enacted: selected legislative statistics, 1947-1990”, Rozanne M Barry; Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.