House bill · 111th Congress · Did not become law
To authorize the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution to plan, design, and construct a vehicle maintenance building at the vehicle maintenance branch of the Smithsonian Institution located in Suitland, Maryland, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Xavier Becerra D-CAWhere it went
- IntroducedJul 15, 2009
- Committee actionJul 30, 2009
- Passed HouseDec 8, 2009 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Dec 24, 2009 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3224.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3224, A bill to authorize the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution to plan, design, and construct a vehicle maintenance building at the vehicle maintenance branch of the Smithsonian Institution located in Suitland, Maryland, and” on September 8, 2009. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on July 30, 2009</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, September 8, 2009 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/41248
- CBO publication date
- September 8, 2009
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3224, 111th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/3224
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 26, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
34f706b7eefb0df2d9a666c62744ac3c38619dc591cc7e4e684050171ea9cab4
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3224, A bill to authorize the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution to plan, design, and construct a vehicle maintenance building at the vehicle maintenance branch of the Smithsonian Institution located in Suitland, Maryland, and” on September 8, 2009. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on July 30, 2009”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, September 8, 2009 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/41248
- CBO publication date
- September 8, 2009
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3224, 111th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/3224
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 26, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
34f706b7eefb0df2d9a666c62744ac3c38619dc591cc7e4e684050171ea9cab4
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3224, A bill to authorize the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution to plan, design, and construct a vehicle maintenance building at the vehicle maintenance branch of the Smithsonian Institution located in Suitland, Maryland, and f” on November 12, 2009. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Committee on House Administration on November 4, 2009</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, November 12, 2009 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/41415
- CBO publication date
- November 12, 2009
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3224, 111th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/3224
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 26, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
34f706b7eefb0df2d9a666c62744ac3c38619dc591cc7e4e684050171ea9cab4
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3224, A bill to authorize the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution to plan, design, and construct a vehicle maintenance building at the vehicle maintenance branch of the Smithsonian Institution located in Suitland, Maryland, and f” on November 12, 2009. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Committee on House Administration on November 4, 2009”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, November 12, 2009 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/41415
- CBO publication date
- November 12, 2009
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3224, 111th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/3224
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 26, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
34f706b7eefb0df2d9a666c62744ac3c38619dc591cc7e4e684050171ea9cab4
PORKER links to the estimate and does not repeat its dollar figures. Each estimate is for the version of the bill its description names; the bill may have changed since.
- Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: H. Rept. 111-276,Part 1 ↗; H. Rept. 111-276,Part 2 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported December 3, 2009 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/111/HRPT/276
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/111/HRPT/276 - Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3224, 111th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/3224
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 26, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
34f706b7eefb0df2d9a666c62744ac3c38619dc591cc7e4e684050171ea9cab4
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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
2 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 1 Democrat
1 of 2 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 111th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Xavier Becerra.
- H.R. 5717 (111th) Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute Enhancement Act
- H.Res. 1 (111th) Electing officers of the House of Representatives.
- H.R. 42 (111th) Commission on Wartime Relocation and Internment of Latin Americans of Japanese Descent Act
- H.R. 43 (111th) Medicare Access to Rehabilitation Services Act of 2009
- H.R. 3608 (111th) Tribal Health Benefits Clarification Act of 2009
- H.R. 4132 (111th) Clean Renewable Water Supply Act of 2009
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 26, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.