H.R. 5120: U.S. National Arboretum Appreciation Act of 2004

108th Congress · introduced 2004-09-22 · Agriculture and Food · Latest: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

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Where it came from: introduced 2004-09-22 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Dooley, Calvin M. [D-CA-20] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
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Official title

U.S. National Arboretum Appreciation Act of 2004

Plain summary

U.S. National Arboretum Appreciation Act of 2004 - Requires the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into a contract with the Friends of the National Arboretum, either through a sole-source contract or other method, to authorize the Friends of the National Arboretum to act as agent of the Department of Agriculture to: (1) allow the use of the grounds and facilities of the National Arboretum by private persons and entities; (2) provide services related to planning and overseeing special events there; and (3) make such other arrangements as appropriate for its private use. Authorizes the Secretary to enter into contracts with other persons or entities for private use of such grounds and facilities so long as the contracts do not conflict with the contract with the Friends of the National Arboretum.

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Official text

U.S. National Arboretum Appreciation Act of 2004

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Dooley, Calvin M. [D-CA-20] · 2 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 5120, U.S. National Arboretum Appreciation Act of 2004 (2004-10-06); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 5120, U.S. National Arboretum Appreciation Act of 2004 (2004-10-06)

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Appropriation: Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.
Authorization: A law that creates or continues a government program and says what it may do, often with a suggested spending ceiling. An authorization alone does not provide money; a separate appropriation does.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-108hr5120.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/108/hr>

Record fed-us-cong108-hr5120 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108