House bill · 110th Congress · Did not become law

Smithsonian Institution Facilities Authorization Act of 2008

H.R. 6627Introduced Jul 29, 2008Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications

Sponsor: Rep. James Oberstar D-MN

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Where it went

IntroducedJul 29, 2008
Committee actionJul 31, 2008
Passed HouseSep 17, 2008 · by voice vote
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Sep 18, 2008 — Received in the Senate.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6627.

CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 6627, Smithsonian Institution Facilities Authorization Act of 2008” on August 25, 2008. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Committee on House Administration on July 30, 2008</p>”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, August 25, 2008 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/20199
CBO publication date
August 25, 2008
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 6627, 110th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hr/6627
Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 27, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 6627, Smithsonian Institution Facilities Authorization Act of 2008” on August 25, 2008. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on July 31, 2008</p>”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, August 25, 2008 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/20203
CBO publication date
August 25, 2008
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 6627, 110th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hr/6627
Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 27, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
1ba5585bd46bba0161ea2a68c75b553a8758685b7b111b620f1b1635aba2ba3a
CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 6627, Smithsonian Institution Facilities Authorization Act of 2008” on August 25, 2008. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Committee on House Administration on July 30, 2008”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, August 25, 2008 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/20199
CBO publication date
August 25, 2008
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 6627, 110th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hr/6627
Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 27, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
1ba5585bd46bba0161ea2a68c75b553a8758685b7b111b620f1b1635aba2ba3a
CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 6627, Smithsonian Institution Facilities Authorization Act of 2008” on August 25, 2008. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on July 31, 2008”.
Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, August 25, 2008 ↗
Evidence
Field in the Congress.gov record
cboCostEstimates
CBO publication
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/20203
CBO publication date
August 25, 2008
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 6627, 110th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hr/6627
Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 27, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
1ba5585bd46bba0161ea2a68c75b553a8758685b7b111b620f1b1635aba2ba3a
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Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: H. Rept. 110-842,Part 1 ↗; H. Rept. 110-842,Part 2 ↗.
Source: Congress.gov, reported September 16, 2008 ↗
Evidence
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committeeReports
Report API records
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/110/HRPT/842
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/110/HRPT/842
Congress.gov bill record
H.R. 6627, 110th Congress
Congress.gov API record
https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/hr/6627
Record last updated by Congress.gov
April 7, 2025
PORKER copy retrieved
September 27, 2026
Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
1ba5585bd46bba0161ea2a68c75b553a8758685b7b111b620f1b1635aba2ba3a
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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

8 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 5 Democrats

3 of 8 cosponsors (38%) are from the other party.

Xavier Becerra (D-CA), Robert Brady (D-PA), Vernon Ehlers (R-MI), Steny Hoyer (D-MD), Sam Johnson (R-TX), Doris Matsui (D-CA), John Mica (R-FL), Eleanor Norton (D-DC).

More from the sponsor

Other 110th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. James Oberstar.

Sponsor’s state and district

Minnesota in Congress · MN-8 district

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Data as of Sep 27, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.