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To amend the Public Buildings Act of 1959 to establish a demonstration program to promote Federal leasing of space in buildings offered by small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and…

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To amend the Public Buildings Act of 1959 to establish a demonstration program to promote Federal leasing of space in buildings offered by small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals.

Introduced: July 13, 1990 Introduced by: Hoyer, Steny H. Democratic · Maryland See on congress.gov
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Jul 26, 1990
Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Buildings and Grounds.
Jul 26, 1990
Executive Comment Requested from GSA, OMB.
Jul 13, 1990
Referred to the House Committee on Public Works + Transportation.
Jul 13, 1990
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Public Buildings Act of 1959 to direct the Administrator of General Services to conduct a three-year demonstration program designed to expand participation by small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals in contracting opportunities for providing space in buildings for lease to the Federal Government.

Requires the Commission on Minority Business Development to study or commission a study to examine past and present existence, extent, and impact of racial and gender-based discrimination on small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals in Federal leasehold contracting opportunities.

What's happening now July 26, 1990

Referred to the Subcommittee on Public Buildings and Grounds.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5272: To amend the Public Buildings Act of 1959 to establish a demonstration program to promote Federal leasing of space in buildings offered by small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals.. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-5272/
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"H.R. 5272: To amend the Public Buildings Act of 1959 to establish a demonstration program to promote Federal leasing of space in buildings offered by small business concerns owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals.." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-5272/.
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H.R. 5272, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-5272/.
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