US Congress House Bill 2773 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 5-2)
Status: Introduced on June 6 2017 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2017-10-12 - Committee Hearings Held.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to sell Pershing Hall. This bill amends the Veterans' Benefits Programs Improvement Act of 1991 to direct the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to sell Pershing Hall, in Paris, France, for fair market value, on the condition that the purchaser agrees to preserve its interior and exterior architectural details. The VA shall transfer to the American Battle Monuments Commission any personal property in the VA's possession, including memorabilia regarding General Pershing and the American Expeditionary Forces in France during World War I, regardless of the location of the property at the time of the transfer. The funds received from such sale shall be transferred to the commission and made available for maintaining cemeteries, monuments, and memorials under the commission's jurisdiction. The Pershing Hall Revolving Fund shall be abolished one year after such sale and its funds shall be transferred to the commission.

To authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to sell Pershing Hall.

Rep. Mike Coffman [R-CO]	Rep. Ed Perlmutter [D-CO]	Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH]	Rep. John Duncan [R-TN]
Rep. Bruce Poliquin [R-ME]	Rep. Jack Bergman [R-MI]	Rep. Mike Bost [R-IL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-10-12	House	Committee Hearings Held.
2017-06-06	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2017-06-06	House	Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs Discharged.
2017-06-06	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Disability Assistance and Memorial Affairs.
2017-06-06	House	Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2017-06-06	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/2773/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr2773/BILLS-115hr2773ih.pdf