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H.R. 5386: Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2007

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H.R. 5386: Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2007

109th Congress · introduced 2006-05-15 · Economics and Public Finance · Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 507.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2006-05-15 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Taylor, Charles H. [R-NC-11] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 10 recorded votes in our records. Latest: House roll call 163 (2006): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR5386 (2006-05-18), Agreed to. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 507. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2007

Plain summary

Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2007 - Makes appropriations for FY2007 for the Department of the Interior for: (1) the Bureau of Land Management (including transfer of funds); (2) the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service; (3) the National Park Service; (4) the U.S. Geological Survey; (5) the Minerals Management Service; (6) the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement; (7) the Bureau of Indian Affairs (including transfer of funds); (8) departmental offices for insular affairs; (9) departmental management; (10) the Office of the Solicitor; (11) the Office of the Inspector General; (12) the Office of Special Trustee for American Indians; and (13) natural resource damage assessment and restoration. Makes appropriations for FY2007 for: (1) the Environmental Protection Agency (including transfers of funds); (2) the Department of Agriculture for the Forest Service (including transfers of funds); and (3) the Department of Health and Human Services for the Indian Health Service. Makes appropriations for FY2007 for specified related agencies, including: (1) the National Institutes of Health; (2) the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry; (3) the Executive Office of the President; (4) the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board; (5) the Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation; (6) the Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development; (7) the Smithsonian Institution; (8) the National Gallery of Art; (9) the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts; (10) the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars; (11) the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities; (12) the Commission of Fine Arts; (13) the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation; (14) the National Capital Planning Commission; (15) the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum; (16) the Presidio Trust; and (17) the White House Commission on the National Moment of Remembrance.

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Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2007

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Sponsor: Rep. Taylor, Charles H. [R-NC-11] · 0 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.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong109-hr5386 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109