To authorize the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution to plan, design, and construct the West Court of the National Museum of Natural History building.
Public Law 103-151 · H.R. 2677 · 103rd Congress · began in the House
Signed by Bill Clinton (D) on Nov 24, 1993 · Arts, Culture, Religion
Sponsor: Rep. Norman Mineta (D-CA-15)
Cosponsors (2): Rep. William Natcher, Rep. Joseph McDade
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateVoice vote
Data notes
The final version of the law, as each chamber passed it. A chamber that passed it by voice vote or unanimous consent has no count. “Method not stated” means the record does not say how the chamber voted. Where the record has a member-by-member vote, the “Who voted for it” section shows who voted yea.
Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Authorizes the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution to plan, design, and construct the West Court of the Museum of Natural History building.
Prohibits the use of appropriated funds for such activities.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Committee on House Administration · House · markup by, referred toSubcommittee: Libraries and Memorials Subcommittee- Transportation and Infrastructure Committee · House · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Public Buildings and Grounds Subcommittee
Data notes
A committee links to its page only where it exists in the current Congress; older and renamed committees are named without a link.
Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 23 actions.
- Nov 24, 1993Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 103-151.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Nov 19, 1993PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Nov 16, 1993FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
- Nov 8, 1993CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Rules and Administration Committee
- Nov 4, 1993CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Rules and Administration Committee
- Oct 20, 1993CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Rules and Administration Committee
- Sep 13, 1993FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
- FloorFloor · Mr. Traficant moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Sep 9, 1993CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
- Aug 5, 1993CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Committee on House Administration
- CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
- Jul 28, 1993CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Public Buildings and Grounds Subcommittee of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Public Buildings and Grounds Subcommittee of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by Public Buildings and Grounds Subcommittee of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
- Jul 26, 1993CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Public Buildings and Grounds Subcommittee of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
- Jul 22, 1993CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Libraries and Memorials Subcommittee of the House Committee on House Administration
- CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Libraries and Memorials Subcommittee of the House Committee on House Administration
- Jul 21, 1993CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Libraries and Memorials Subcommittee of the House Committee on House Administration
- Jul 20, 1993CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Committee on House Administration
- CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House
Data notes
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Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.