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[[underline]]HISTORY OF BILL TO PLAN AND CONSTRUCT MUSEUM SUPPORT AND DEPOSITORY FACILITIES FOR THE SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION[[/underline]]

[[underline]] 91st Congress [[/underline]]

Approved by the Board of Regents on May 8, 1968, to be introduced to Congress.

Introduced in the Senate as S. 209 by Senators Anderson, Fulbright, and Scott on January 15, 1969. Referred to Senate Committee on Rules and Administration.

Referred to the Office of Management and Budget on December 19, 1968, and clearance received on February 20, 1969.

Introduced in the House as H.R 13954 by Representative Frank Thompson on September 23, 1969.

Referred to the Committee on House Administration.

Joint Senate-House hearing held on September 23, 1969.

Full House Committee approval reported on September 24, 1969.

On March 16, 1970: denied a rule for floor action.

The Senate Committee on Rules and Administration approved the legislation on July 15, 1970. It was passed by the Senate on July 17, 1970, with a limitation on the current authorization to $500,000 for preliminary planning and design.

[[underline]] 92nd Congress [[/underline]] 

On October 12, 1971, Mr. Bow introduced H.R 11201, an identical bill but containing a limitation of $500,000 for preliminary planning and design (the limitation as passed by the Senate in the previous session.) This bill was referred to the Committee on House Administration and no further action was taken.

In the Senate on September 28, 1971, S 2597 was introduced by Senator Anderson, Fulbright, Scott and Pell, referred to the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, but no action was taken. 

The bill currently contemplated would, if enacted, achieve the same object of the previous bill.