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H.R. 4025 (98th)

A bill to authorize the Administrator of General Services to transfer to the Smithsonian Institution without reimbursement the General Post Office Building and the site thereof located in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes.

enactedUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

28 September 1983

Last action

19 October 1984 · Became law

Status

Became Public Law No: 98-523.

Sponsors

Rep. Young, Robert A. [D-MO-2], Rep. Shaw, E. Clay, Jr. [R-FL-22], Rep. Mineta, Norman Y. [D-CA-15]

Subjects

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Source updated

7 April 2025

Summary

Authorizes the Administrator of General Services to transfer the General Post Office Building in the District of Columbia to the Smithsonian Institution without reimbursement. Directs the Administrator to relocate all operations of the United States International Trade Commission and the United States Postal Service currently located in such building. Directs the Administrator and the Chairman of the Commission to each report separately in writing on the status of such relocation to the Committees on Environment and Public Works, Finance, and Rules and Administration of the Senate and to the Committees on Public Works and Transportation and Ways and Means of the House of Representatives. Authorizes appropriations to the Smithsonian Board of Regents for fiscal years beginning with FY 1985 for renovation and repair of the General Post Office Building. Requires submission of renovation and repair plans to specified congressional committees, plus a 30 day delay, before any contract may be advertised or entered into.

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Timeline

  1. 28 September 1983

    Introduced

    Referred to House Committee on House Administration.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 28 September 1983

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 28 September 1983

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 3 October 1983

    Referred

    Referred to Subcommittee on Public Buildings and Grounds.

    Source: Committee

  5. 5 October 1983

    Committee

    Subcommittee Hearings Held.

    Source: Committee

  6. 14 March 1984

    Committee

    Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).

    Source: Committee

  7. 14 March 1984

    Committee

    Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Source: Committee

  8. 14 March 1984

    Committee

    Subcommittee Hearings Held.

    Source: Committee

  9. 12 April 1984

    Committee

    Subcommittee Hearings Held.

    Source: Committee

  10. 10 May 1984

    Reported

    Ordered to be Reported (Amended).

    Source: Committee

  11. 10 May 1984

    Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Source: Committee

  12. 15 May 1984

    Reported

    Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Public Works and Transportation. Report No: 98-778 (Part I).

    Source: Committee

  13. 15 May 1984

    Reported

    Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Public Works and Transportation. Report No: 98-778 (Part I).

    Source: Committee

  14. 9 August 1984

    Committee

    Committee Hearings Held.

    Source: Committee

  15. 18 September 1984

    Passed

    Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.

    Source: Floor

  16. 18 September 1984

    Passed

    Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.

    Source: Floor

  17. 18 September 1984

    Floor

    Called up by House Under Suspension of Rules.

    Source: Floor

  18. 21 September 1984

    Introduced

    Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

    Source: IntroReferral

  19. 25 September 1984

    Introduced

    Referred jointly to the Committees on Environment and Public Works; Rules by unanimous consent.

    Source: IntroReferral

  20. 26 September 1984

    Reported

    Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

    Source: Committee

  21. 29 September 1984

    Calendars

    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1299.

    Source: Calendars

  22. 29 September 1984

    Reported

    Committee on Environment and Public Works. Jointly reported to Senate by Senator Stafford without amendment. With written report No. 98-651.

    Source: Committee

  23. 29 September 1984

    Reported

    Committee on Environment and Public Works. Jointly reported to Senate by Senator Stafford without amendment. With written report No. 98-651.

    Source: Committee

  24. 5 October 1984

    Passed

    Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.

    Source: Floor

  25. 5 October 1984

    Passed

    Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.

    Source: Floor

  26. 10 October 1984

    Floor

    Measure Signed in Senate.

    Source: Floor

  27. 11 October 1984

    Floor

    Presented to President.

    Source: Floor

  28. 11 October 1984

    President

    Presented to President.

    Source: President

  29. 19 October 1984

    Became law

    Became Public Law No: 98-523.

    Source: President

  30. 19 October 1984

    President

    Signed by President.

    Source: President

  31. 19 October 1984

    Became law

    Signed by President.

    Source: BecameLaw

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Public Law (PDF)

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  • Public Law (PDF)

    Public Law · EN · 20 October 1984

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  • Passed House amended

    summary · EN · 18 September 1984

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  • Reported to House amended, Part I

    summary · EN · 15 May 1984

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  • Introduced in House

    summary · EN · 28 September 1983

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