H.R. 3387: Open and Transparent Smithsonian Act of 2016
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H.R. 3387: Open and Transparent Smithsonian Act of 2016
114th Congress · introduced 2015-07-29 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 677.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2015-07-29 · official record
- Who proposed it: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 677. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Open and Transparent Smithsonian Act of 2016
Plain summary
Open and Transparent Smithsonian Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill applies to the Smithsonian Institution the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), the Privacy Act, and current law relating to open meetings of government agencies. (Sec. 3) This bill shall apply: with respect to the FOIA and the Privacy Act, to any records created by the Smithsonian Institution before, on, or after the enactment of this bill; and with respect to current law relating to open meetings of government agencies, to any meetings held by the Smithsonian Institution on or after the enactment of this bill.
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Official text
Open and Transparent Smithsonian Act of 2016
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House with amendment(s))
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · 0 cosponsors
Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 3387, Open and Transparent Smithsonian Act of 2016 (2016-12-08)
Sponsor's campaign money: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] reported raising $53,775 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House with amendment(s))
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114hr3387.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/hr>
Record fed-us-cong114-hr3387 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114