H.J.Res. 27 · 117th Congress

Providing for the appointment of Barbara Barrett as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.

Introduced on Feb 25, 2021 by Doris O. Matsui (D-CA-6). One cosponsor. Became Public Law 117-19.

Stage
Became law
Public Law 117-19
Introduced
Feb 25, 2021
Cosponsors
1
0 from the other party
Policy area
Government Operations and Politics
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Progress

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  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Sent to the President
  6. Became law

Subjects

  • Federal officials
  • Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
  • Smithsonian Institution

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Public Law, Jun 23, 2021). Public domain.

This joint resolution appoints Barbara M. Barrett as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Doris O. MatsuiD-CA-6Sponsor

Democrats · 1

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

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  1. Feb 25, 2021Introduced in House
  2. Feb 25, 2021Introduced in House
  3. Feb 25, 2021 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on House Administration.
  4. May 20, 2021 · HouseMs. Lofgren asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
  5. May 20, 2021Committee on House Administration discharged.
  6. May 20, 2021 · HouseCommittee on House Administration discharged.
  7. May 20, 2021 · HouseConsidered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H2632)
  8. May 20, 2021Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.(text: CR H2632)
  9. May 20, 2021 · HouseOn passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H2632)
  10. May 20, 2021 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  11. May 20, 2021 · SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
  12. Jun 10, 2021Senate Committee on Rules and Administration discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S4501)
  13. Jun 10, 2021 · SenateSenate Committee on Rules and Administration discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4501)
  14. Jun 10, 2021Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  15. Jun 10, 2021 · SenatePassed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  16. Jun 14, 2021 · SenateMessage on Senate action sent to the House.
  17. Jun 17, 2021Presented to President.
  18. Jun 17, 2021 · HousePresented to President.
  19. Jun 23, 2021Signed by President.
  20. Jun 23, 2021Signed by President.
  21. Jun 23, 2021Became Public Law No: 117-19.
  22. Jun 23, 2021Became Public Law No: 117-19.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. COVESTRO LLC1 report
    $260K reported (all issues)
  2. ENVIRONMENT AMERICA, INC.1 report
    $10K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2023.

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 8, 2026 · loaded Oct 8, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 7, 2026 · loaded Oct 7, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.