Smithsonian Modernization Act of 2022
Summary
Smithsonian Modernization Act of 2022 This bill establishes that the Smithsonian Institution must be subject to the Freedom of Information Act, the Privacy Act, and certain provisions relating to open meetings. (The Smithsonian's policy is to respond to certain requests for information consistent with these acts, even though in 1997, a federal appeals court ruled that the Smithsonian is not subject to the Privacy Act.) The bill also modifies the procedures for selecting members of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution by having the President select the members from a list of nominees submitted by Congress.
Bill status
in committee
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Introduction
Nov 2022
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Introduced Nov 29, 2022
Last action Nov 29, 2022
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Nov 29, 2022
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Referred to the Committee on House Administration, and in addition to the Committee on Oversight and Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Nov 29, 2022
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1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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Joseph Sempolinski
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