To authorize grants for contributions toward the establishment of the Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library.

9/24/2007--Passed House without amendment. (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Authorizes the Archivist of the National Archives and Records Administration to make grants to contribute funds toward the establishment in Staunton, Virginia, of a library to preserve and make available materials related to the life of President Woodrow Wilson and to provide interpretive and educational services that communicate the meaning of his life. Permits a grant to be made under this Act only from funds appropriated to the Archivist specifically for that purpose. Requires non-federal matching funds of at least double the amount of the grant. Specifies this Act's effect in relation to other Woodrow Wilson sites and museums. Prohibits the use of grant amounts for the maintenance or operation of such library. Bars the Archivist from:
(1) having any involvement in the actual operation of the library, except at the request of the non-federal entity responsible for its operation; and
(2) making such grants after September 30, 2011.

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Sponsor

• Rep. Robert Goodlatte [R, VA-6]
• and 10 Co-Sponsors
  • Rep. Frederick Boucher [D, VA-9]
  • Rep. Eric Cantor [R, VA-7]
  • Jo Ann Davis
  • Thomas Davis
  • Thelma Drake
  • Rep. James Forbes [R, VA-4]
  • Virgil Goode
  • Rep. James Moran [D, VA-8]
  • Rep. Robert Scott [D, VA-3]
  • Rep. Frank Wolf [R, VA-10]
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Committees

• Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
• 2 more
  • House Oversight and Government Reform
  • House Oversight and Government Reform
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Amendments

This bill has no amendments.

Amendments to H.R.1664

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Introduced		Voted on by House		Voted on by Senate		Considered By President		Bill Becomes Law
March 23, 2007		September 24, 2007

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• Sep 25, 2007: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
• Passed by voice vote in the House on Sep 24, 2007. On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
• Sep 24, 2007: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1664.
• Sep 24, 2007: Considered under suspension of the rules.
• Sep 24, 2007: Mr. Davis (IL) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
• Added to calendar on Jul 19, 2007: Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent..
• Jul 19, 2007: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
• Jul 19, 2007: Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census, and National Archives Discharged.
• Apr 16, 2007: Referred to the Subcommittee on Information Policy, Census, and National Archives.
• Mar 23, 2007: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
• Mar 23, 2007: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E633-634)
• Introduced on Mar 23, 2007.

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Related Bills:

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Related Issue Areas:

• Presidents
• Budgets
• Ex-presidents
• Government information
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• Grants-in-aid
• History
• Humanities
• Presidential libraries
• Presidential records
• Virginia
• Wilson Administration

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September 25, 2007 State funds could make Wilson library reality

HR 1664, legislation seeking to appropriate $3.7 million in funds for the establishment of the Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library, had passed the House in ...

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August 03, 2007 Wilson artifacts find a new home

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July 24, 2007 Library gets boost from bill

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September 19, 2008 Senate Panel Passes Comprehensive NHPRC Bill

This bill is the latest iteration of legislation (HR 1664, S. 1878) introduced earlier in this Congress. That legislation would have authorized the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) to make pass-through grants towards ...

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July 24, 2008 Where's Woodrow?

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July 24, 2008 Presidential library bill stalls again

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