US Congress House Bill 5548 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: Introduced on June 21 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-06-27 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Health Committee
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 authorize the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to sell for fair market value Pershing Hall, in Paris, France, and transfer to the purchaser all right, title, and interest of the United States in the property. The VA shall return to the entity from which the United States acquired Pershing Hall any personal property in the VA's possession, including memorabilia regarding General Pershing and the American Expeditionary Forces in France during World War I. The Pershing Hall Revolving Fund shall be abolished one year after such sale and its funds, as well as funds received from such sale, shall be deposited in the VA's Construction, Major Projects account.

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]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-06-27	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
2016-06-21	House	Referred to the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
2016-06-21	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5548/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr5548/BILLS-114hr5548ih.pdf