H.J.Res. 63 · 118th Congress

Providing for the appointment of Antoinette Bush as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.

Introduced on May 11, 2023 by Adrian Smith (R-NE-3). 2 cosponsors, 1 of them from another party. Became Public Law 118-29.

Stage
Became law
Public Law 118-29
Introduced
May 11, 2023
Cosponsors
2
1 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

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Sponsor and cosponsors

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

Adrian SmithR-NE-3Sponsor

Democrats · 1

Republicans · 1

Roll calls

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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. May 11, 2023Introduced in House
  2. May 11, 2023Introduced in House
  3. May 11, 2023 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on House Administration.
  4. Jun 5, 2023Committee on House Administration discharged.
  5. Jun 5, 2023 · HouseCommittee on House Administration discharged.
  6. Jun 5, 2023 · HouseMr. Steil asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
  7. Jun 5, 2023 · HouseConsidered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H2732)
  8. Jun 5, 2023Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H2732)
  9. Jun 5, 2023 · HouseOn passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H2732)
  10. Jun 5, 2023 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  11. Jun 6, 2023 · SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
  12. Dec 14, 2023Senate Committee on Rules and Administration discharged by Unanimous Consent.
  13. Dec 14, 2023 · SenateSenate Committee on Rules and Administration discharged by Unanimous Consent.
  14. Dec 14, 2023Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.(consideration: CR S6010-6011)
  15. Dec 14, 2023 · SenatePassed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S6010-6011)
  16. Dec 18, 2023 · SenateMessage on Senate action sent to the House.
  17. Dec 19, 2023Presented to President.
  18. Dec 19, 2023 · HousePresented to President.
  19. Dec 21, 2023Signed by President.
  20. Dec 21, 2023Signed by President.
  21. Dec 21, 2023Became Public Law No: 118-29.
  22. Dec 21, 2023Became Public Law No: 118-29.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

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  1. AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS INC.2 reports
    $1.5M reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2024.

Sources and method

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  • 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 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 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 6, 2026 · loaded Oct 6, 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.