US HB4071 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Introduced on November 18 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-11-30 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Military Personnel Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on November 18 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-11-30 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Military Personnel Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Give our Seniors and Veterans the COLA they Deserve Act This bill directs the General Services Administration (GSA) to sell buildings owned by the federal government that are not utilized. GSA must identify all such buildings and sell them not later than five years after they have been identified. The bill exempts buildings that have been set aside for preservation or historic purposes. The bill requires the net revenues from the sale of such buildings to be made available to increase the cost-of-living adjustments to: (1) social security retirement benefits, and (2) retirement benefits for members and former members of the Armed Forces.
Title
Give our Seniors and Veterans the COLA they Deserve Act
Sponsors
| Rep. Bruce Poliquin [R-ME] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2015-11-30 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. |
| 2015-11-18 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. |
| 2015-11-18 | House | Referred to House Armed Services |
| 2015-11-18 | House | Referred to House Ways and Means |
| 2015-11-18 | House | Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform |
| 2015-11-18 | House | Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. |
| 2015-11-18 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Government operations and politics
Inflation and prices
Military personnel and dependents
Social security and elderly assistance
Veterans' pensions and compensation
Government operations and politics
Inflation and prices
Military personnel and dependents
Social security and elderly assistance
Veterans' pensions and compensation
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4071/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr4071/BILLS-114hr4071ih.pdf |
