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HR 731 104th Congress House

To require the Secretary of the Army to convey certain real property at Fort Ord, California, to the City of Seaside, California, in order to foster the economic development of the City, which has…

Official title: To require the Secretary of the Army to convey certain real property at Fort Ord, California, to the City of Seaside, California, in order to foster the econom… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To require the Secretary of the Army to convey certain real property at Fort Ord, California, to the City of Seaside, California, in order to foster the economic development of the City, which has been adversely impacted by the closure of Fort Ord.

Introduced: March 29, 1995 See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security Army postsCaliforniaEconomics and Public FinanceGovernment trust funds
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Land transfersMilitary base closuresMilitary personnelMoraleSports and Recreation
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 6, 1995
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Installations and Facilities.
Feb 6, 1995
Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
Jan 30, 1995
Referred to the House Committee on National Security.
Jan 30, 1995
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E215)
Jan 30, 1995
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 6, 1995

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Installations and Facilities.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Directs the Secretary of the Army to convey to Seaside, California, all rights and interest to a portion of the former Fort Ord Military Complex. Requires the fair market value of such property to be paid by Seaside. Directs the Secretary to deposit part of the amount so paid into the Army's Morale, Welfare, and Recreation Fund and the remaining part into the Department of Defense Base Closure Account 1990.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 7
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Mar 29, 1995
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Mar 29, 1995
 D
Mfume, Kweisi
Maryland · Mar 29, 1995
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 29, 1995
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Mar 29, 1995
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Mar 29, 1995
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Mar 29, 1995
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 731: To require the Secretary of the Army to convey certain real property at Fort Ord, California, to the City of Seaside, California, in order to foster the economic development of the City, which has been adversely impacted by the closure of Fort Ord.. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-731/
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"H.R. 731: To require the Secretary of the Army to convey certain real property at Fort Ord, California, to the City of Seaside, California, in order to foster the economic development of the City, which has been adversely impacted by the closure of Fort Ord.." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-731/.
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H.R. 731, 104th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-731/.
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[H.R. 731: To require the Secretary of the Army to convey certain real property at Fort Ord, California, to the City of Seaside, California, in order to foster the economic development of the City, which has been adversely impacted by the closure of Fort Ord.](https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-731/)
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