H.R. 5187: To amend the John F. Kennedy Center Act to authorize additional appropriations for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts for fiscal year 2007.

109th Congress · introduced 2006-04-25 · Arts, Culture, Religion · Latest: Became Public Law No: 109-306.

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Where it came from: introduced 2006-04-25 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

To amend the John F. Kennedy Center Act to authorize additional appropriations for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts for fiscal year 2007.

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Amends the John F. Kennedy Center Act to authorize additional appropriations for FY2007 to the Board of Trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts for: (1) maintenance, repair, and security; and (2) capital projects.

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Official text

To amend the John F. Kennedy Center Act to authorize additional appropriations for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts for fiscal year 2007.

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Sponsor: Rep. Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8] · 1 cosponsors

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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.
Fiscal year: The 12-month period a government uses for its budget. The federal fiscal year runs from October 1 to September 30 and is named for the calendar year in which it ends. Most states use July 1 to June 30.
Securities: Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-109hr5187.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/109/hr>

Record fed-us-cong109-hr5187 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109