A bill to authorize the Administrator of General Services to collect additional contributions of money provided to him by private individuals or organizations for the Nancy Hanks Center.
Public Law 99-211 · H.R. 2391 · 99th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Dec 26, 1985 · Government Operations and Politics
Sponsor: Rep. James Howard (D-NJ-3)
Cosponsors (3): Rep. Robert Young, Rep. Marion Snyder,
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateVoice vote
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Authorizes the Administrator of General Services to expend for the Nancy Hanks Center any contributions provided by private individuals or organizations through the project completion date.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee · House · discharged from, markup by, referred toSubcommittee: Public Buildings and Grounds Subcommittee
Data notes
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 15 actions.
- Dec 26, 1985Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 99-211.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Dec 19, 1985PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Dec 18, 1985FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
- CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
- Dec 12, 1985CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
- Dec 11, 1985FloorFloor · Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- FloorFloor · Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.
- CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
- Nov 7, 1985CommitteeCommittee · 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
- May 20, 1985CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Public Buildings and Grounds Subcommittee of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
- May 7, 1985CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
- 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.