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A bill to provide that claims of the United States to certain documents relating to Franklin Delano Roosevelt shall be treated as waived and relinquished in certain circumstances.

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1072.

Official summary

Version 80 · Reported to Senate without amendment · Sep 24, 2008

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Requires any claim of the United States to certain property relating to Franklin Delano Roosevelt, his family, or staff to be treated as having been waived and relinquished on the day before any person makes a gift of such property to the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA).

Describes such property as any part of the collection of documents, papers, and memorabilia relating to Roosevelt or any member of his family or staff that was originally in the possession of Grace Tully, that was retained by her at the time of her death, and that was included in her estate.

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Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] · D–NY

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  • Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
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    1. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1072.

    2. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Lieberman without amendment. Without written report.

    3. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Lieberman without amendment. Without written report.

    4. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

    5. Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs referred to Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and International Security.

    6. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

    7. Introduced in Senate

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