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Smithsonian and National Gallery of Art Collections Space Authorization Act [S.4925]
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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.
Sponsored by: Sen. Patrick Leahy
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Rules And Administration. on 11/30/2020
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A joint resolution providing for the reappointment of David M. Rubenstein as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. [SJR-3]
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A joint resolution providing for the reappointment of David M. Rubenstein as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Reappoints David M. Rubenstein as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.
Sponsored by: Sen. Patrick Leahy
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Rules And Administration. on 01/12/2015
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Fair Employment Protection Act of 2016 [S.3089]
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Fair Employment Protection Act of 2016 This bill sets forth employer liability standards to be applied in employee harassment claims under specified provisions of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Revised Statutes, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008, the Government Employee Rights Act of 1991, employment discrimination laws relating to certain executive branch employees, and the Congressional Accountability Act
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Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Markey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 06/23/2016
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Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 [S.3068]
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Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 Provides FY2017 appropriations for the Department of the Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and related agencies. TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Provides appropriations to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for: Management of Lands and Resources; Land Acquisition; Oregon and California Grant Lands; Range Improvements; Service Charges, Deposits, and Forfeitures; and Miscellaneous Trust Funds. Prohibits appropriations provided by this bill
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Sponsored by: Sen. Lisa Murkowski
Committee On Appropriations. Original Measure Reported To Senate By Senator Murkowski. With Written Report No. 114-281. on 06/16/2016
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Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act [S.2957]
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Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to mint and issue gold, silver, half-dollar clad, and proof silver coins in recognition and celebration of the 50th anniversary of the first manned landing on the moon. Treasury may issue coins minted under this bill for only a one-year period, beginning January 1, 2019. All sales of these coins shall include a surcharge of $35 per gold coin, $10 per silver coin, $5 per half-dollar clad coin, and $50 per proof silver coin. All of the surcharges received
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. on 05/19/2016
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Ghost Army Congressional Gold Medal Act [S.2730]
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Ghost Army Congressional Gold Medal Act The Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate shall award a Congressional Gold Medal to the 23rd Headquarters Special Troops, known collectively as the "Ghost Army," in recognition of its service during World War II. It is the sense of the Congress that the Smithsonian Institution should make the medal available for display elsewhere, particularly at appropriate locations associated with the Ghost Army, and that preference should be given to locations affiliated with
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Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Markey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. (sponsor Introductory Remarks On Measure: Cr S1599) on 03/17/2016
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Dust Off Crews of the Vietnam War Congressional Gold Medal Act [S.2268]
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Dust Off Crews of the Vietnam War Congressional Gold Medal Act This bill directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to make appropriate arrangements for the presentation of a single gold medal in honor of the Dust Off crews (helicopter air ambulance crews) of the Vietnam War in recognition of their heroic military service. It is the sense of Congress that the Smithsonian Institution should also make such medal available for display elsewhere, particularly at appropriate locations associated with
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Sponsored by: Sen. Joe Manchin
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Banking, Housing, And Urban Affairs. (text Of Measure As Introduced: Cr S7915-7916) on 11/10/2015
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Office of Strategic Services Congressional Gold Medal Act [S.2234]
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Office of Strategic Services Congressional Gold Medal Act (Sec. 3) This bill requires the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to arrange for the presentation of a Congressional Gold Medal to the members of the Office of Strategic Services in recognition of their service and contributions during World War II. After the medal is awarded, it must be given to the Smithsonian Institution.
Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Became Public Law No: 114-269. on 12/14/2016
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An Act Making Appropriations to Stop Regulatory Excess and for Other Purposes, 2016 [S.2132]
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An Act Making Appropriations to Stop Regulatory Excess and for Other Purposes, 2016 Provides FY2016 appropriations for financial services and general government; the Department of the Interior and the Environmental Protection Agency; the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education; and several related agencies. Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2016 Department of the Treasury Appropriations Act, 2016 Provides appropriations to the Department of the Treasury, including the Internal Revenue Service. Executive
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Sponsored by: Sen. Lisa Murkowski
Read The Second Time. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 251. on 10/06/2015
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A bill providing for additional space for the protection and preservation of national collections held by the Smithsonian Institution. [S.2057]
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A bill providing for additional space for the protection and preservation of national collections held by the Smithsonian Institution. This bill authorizes the Smithsonian Institution to plan, design, and construct additional storage facilities for collections storage modules and hangar additions to the National Air and Space Museum Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Virginia, and additional storage and laboratory space at the Museum Support Center at the Suitland Collections Center in Suitland, Maryland, to accommodate the care, preservation, conservation,
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Sponsored by: Sen. Patrick Leahy
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Rules And Administration. on 09/17/2015
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Protect and Preserve International Cultural Property Act [S.1887]
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Protect and Preserve International Cultural Property Act Directs the Department of State to designate a Department employee at the Assistant Secretary level or above to serve concurrently as the U.S. Coordinator for International Cultural Property Protection to: coordinate and promote federal agency efforts to address international cultural property protection activities; support activities to assist countries that are the principal sources of trafficked cultural property to protect cultural heritage sites and to prevent cultural property looting
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Foreign Relations. on 07/29/2015
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Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 [S.1645]
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Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2016 Provides FY2016 appropriations for the Department of the Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and related agencies. TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Provides appropriations to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for: Management of Lands and Resources; Land Acquisition; Oregon and California Grant Lands; Range Improvements; Service Charges, Deposits, and Forfeitures; and Miscellaneous Trust Funds. Prohibits appropriations provided by this bill
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Sponsored by: Sen. Lisa Murkowski
Committee On Appropriations. Original Measure Reported To Senate By Senator Murkowski. With Written Report No. 114-70. on 06/23/2015
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Filipino Veterans of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2015 [S.1555]
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Filipino Veterans of World War II Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2015 (Sec. 3) This bill defines "Filipino Veterans of World War II" to include an individual who served: honorably at any time from July 26, 1941, to December 31, 1946; in an active-duty status under the command of the U.S. Armed Forces in the Far East; and within the Philippine Commonwealth Army, the Philippine Scouts, the Philippine Constabulary, Recognized Guerrilla units, the New Philippine Scouts, the First Filipino Infantry Regiment, the Second Filipino Infantry Battalion (Separate),
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Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey
Signed By President. on 12/14/2016
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Expressing support for Lunchtime Music on the Mall in the Nation's capital to benefit the District of Columbia and regional residents as well as visitors and honor the public service of the performers and partners. [HR-800]
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Expressing support for Lunchtime Music on the Mall in the Nation's capital to benefit the District of Columbia and regional residents as well as visitors and honor the public service of the performers and partners. Recognizes and commends: (1) Lunchtime Music on the Mall for enhancing urban life and musical culture in the nation's capital and appreciation of the outdoors at the National Mall; (2) the local performers that bring their talents to Lunchtime Music on the Mall; and (3) the National Park Service, the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit
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Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton
Referred To The Subcommittee On Federal Lands. on 06/27/2016
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Expressing support for Lunchtime Music on the Mall in the Nation's capital to benefit the District of Columbia and regional residents as well as visitors and honor the public service of the performers and partners. [HR-264]
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Expressing support for Lunchtime Music on the Mall in the Nation's capital to benefit the District of Columbia and regional residents as well as visitors and honor the public service of the performers and partners. Recognizes and commends: (1) Lunchtime Music on the Mall as enhancing urban life and musical culture in the nation's capital and appreciation of the National Mall; (2) the local performers that bring their talents to Lunchtime Music on the Mall; and (3) the National Park Service, the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, the
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Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton
Referred To The Subcommittee On Federal Lands. on 05/26/2015
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Providing for the reappointment of David M. Rubenstein as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. [HJR-10]
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Providing for the reappointment of David M. Rubenstein as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. Reappoints David M. Rubenstein as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tom Cole
Signed By President. on 04/07/2015
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Recognizing the opening of the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture, the only national museum dedicated to documenting African American life, history, and culture. [HCR-160]
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Recognizing the opening of the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture, the only national museum dedicated to documenting African American life, history, and culture. Commends the leadership, staff, scholars, designers, construction workers, volunteers, charter members, and donors who worked tirelessly to realize the venerable dream of opening the National Museum of African American History and Culture of the Smithsonian Institution. Encourages all citizens and residents of, and visitors to, the United States to visit
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Introduced In House on 09/22/2016
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Fair Employment Protection Act of 2016 [HB-5693]
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Fair Employment Protection Act of 2016 This bill sets forth employer liability standards to be applied in employee harassment claims under specified provisions of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Revised Statutes, the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008, the Government Employee Rights Act of 1991, employment discrimination laws relating to certain executive branch employees, and the Congressional Accountability Act
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Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee
Referred To The Subcommittee On Workforce Protections. on 09/19/2016
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Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 [HB-5538]
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Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017 Provides FY2017 appropriations for the Department of the Interior, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and related agencies. TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Provides appropriations to the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) for: Management of Lands and Resources; Land Acquisition; Oregon and California Grant Lands; Range Improvements; Service Charges, Deposits, and Forfeitures; and Miscellaneous Trust Funds. Prohibits appropriations provided by this bill
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Sponsored by: Rep. Ken Calvert
Received In The Senate. Read Twice. Placed On Senate Legislative Calendar Under General Orders. Calendar No. 587. on 09/06/2016
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Dust Off Crews of the Vietnam War Congressional Gold Medal Act [HB-5299]
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Dust Off Crews of the Vietnam War Congressional Gold Medal Act This bill directs the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate to make appropriate arrangements for the presentation of a single gold medal in honor of the Dust Off crews (helicopter air ambulance crews) of the Vietnam War in recognition of their heroic military service. It is the sense of Congress that the Smithsonian Institution should also make such medal available for display elsewhere, particularly at appropriate locations associated with
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Sponsored by: Rep. Susan Brooks
Introduced In House on 05/19/2016