A bill to direct the Architect of the Capitol and the District of Columbia to enter into an agreement for the conveyance of certain real property, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to permit the District of Columbia and the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority to construct, maintain, and operate certain transportation improvements on Federal property, and to direct the Architect of the Capitol to provide the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority access to certain real property.
Public Law 98-340 · H.R. 5565 · 98th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Jul 3, 1984 · Public Lands and Natural Resources
Sponsor: Rep. Walter Fauntroy (D-DC)
Cosponsors (1): Rep. Stanford Parris
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateVoice vote
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Directs the Architect of the Capitol and the District of Columbia to enter into an agreement for the conveyance of real property to the United States for the relocation of the United States Botanic Garden's Poplar Point Greenhouse and Nursery. Directs that the District of Columbia convey the Lanham Tree Nursery to the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) on behalf of the United States.
Provides that, within 60 days of the enactment of this Act, the real property known as the Botanic Garden Greenhouse and Nursery at Poplar Point shall come within the jurisdiction of the Secretary. Directs the Secretary to permit the District of Columbia and the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority to construct, maintain, and operate certain transportation improvements on such real property. Directs the Architect of the Capitol to provide the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority access to real property transferred to the United States for the purposes of conducting any and all necessary surveys, studies, evaluations and tests for the purpose of constructing a rail line tunnel.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
District of Columbia Committee · House · markup by, referred to, reported by
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 12 actions.
- Jul 3, 1984Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 98-340.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Jun 27, 1984PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Jun 21, 1984FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
- Jun 14, 1984FloorFloor · Held at the desk by unanimous consent. Pending further disposition.
- Jun 11, 1984FloorFloor · Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from House Committee on House Administration
- May 31, 1984CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House District of Columbia Committee
- May 3, 1984CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House District of Columbia Committee
- May 2, 1984CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House District of Columbia Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Committee on House Administration
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House
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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.