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H.R. 606: Angel Island Immigration Station Restoration and Preservation Act

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H.R. 606: Angel Island Immigration Station Restoration and Preservation Act

109th Congress · introduced 2005-02-02 · Public Lands and Natural Resources · Latest: Became Public Law No: 109-119.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2005-02-02 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 109-119. (final step reached)
  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

Angel Island Immigration Station Restoration and Preservation Act

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House passed version is repeated here.) Angel Island Immigration Station Restoration and Preservation Act - Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary of the Interior for restoring the Angel Island Immigration Station in San Francisco Bay, in coordination with the Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation and the California Department of Parks and Recreation. Limits federal funding under this Act to 50% of the total funds from all sources spent to restore the Angel Island Immigration Station. Requires: (1) funds appropriated by this Act to be used first for restoration of the Immigration Station Hospital on Angel Island; and (2) any remaining funds to be used solely for the restoration of the Angel Island Immigration Station.

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Official text

Angel Island Immigration Station Restoration and Preservation Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6] · 34 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 606, Angel Island Immigration Station Restoration and Preservation Act (2005-10-05); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 606, Angel Island Immigration Station Restoration and Preservation Act (2005-10-05)

Cosponsors on this site

Ed Case (D-HI), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Bernard Sanders (I-VT), Adam Smith (D-WA), Jim Costa (D-CA), Adam B. Schiff (D-CA), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Maxine Waters (D-CA)

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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-hr606 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109