US Congress House Bill 5047 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: Introduced on November 12 2019 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2020-12-16 - Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 539.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Directs the General Services Administration (GSA) to annually complete an audit of active leases of space in federal buildings in which at least 20% of a building is leased to any entity pursuant to any provision of law. Each audit must determine whether the federal government has received all rent, revenues, and anything of value due according to the provisions of each lease. The GSA must report completed audits to Congress. Also, for any lease that becomes effective on or after the enactment of this bill, the GSA must require that the lease contain audit rights for the GSA and its Inspector General.

GSA Lease Transparency Act of 2019

Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]

Rep. Dina Titus [D-NV]

Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]

Rep. Sharice Davids [D-KS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-12-16	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 539.
2020-12-16	House	Reported by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 116-655.
2019-11-20	House	Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 33 - 22.
2019-11-20	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2019-11-20	House	Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Discharged.
2019-11-13	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
2019-11-12	House	Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
2019-11-12	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5047/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr5047/BILLS-116hr5047ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr5047/BILLS-116hr5047rh.pdf