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House bill · 106th Congress · Did not become law

To authorize the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution to plan, design, construct, and equip laboratory, administrative, and support space to house base operations for the Smithsonian Astrophyical Observatory Submillimeter Array located on Mauna Kea at Hilo, Hawaii.

H.R. 4729Introduced Jun 23, 2000Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Sponsor: Rep. Robert Matsui D-CA
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Where it went

Latest action: Jun 26, 2000 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, Hazardous Materials and Pipeline Transportation.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

3 cosponsors — 3 Democrats

0 of 3 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Steny Hoyer (D-MD), Patsy Mink (D-HI).

More from the sponsor

Other 106th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Robert Matsui.

Sponsor’s state and district

California in Congress · CA-5 district

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Data as of Sep 28, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.