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HR 863 104th Congress House

To amend the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 to authorize the transfer to States of surplus personal property for donation to nonprofit providers of necessaries to…

Official title: To amend the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 to authorize the transfer to States of surplus personal property for donation to nonprofi… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 to authorize the transfer to States of surplus personal property for donation to nonprofit providers of necessaries to impoverished families and individuals.

Introduced: July 31, 1995 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics GiftsGovernment propertyPoorPublic assistance programs
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Social WelfareSurplus government property
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It never became law before the 104th Congress (1995–1996) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Feb 13, 1995
Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Management, Information and Technology.
Feb 8, 1995
Referred to the House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight. 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.
Feb 8, 1995
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 13, 1995

Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Management, Information and Technology.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 to add providers of assistance to families or individuals with annual incomes below the poverty line to the list of organizations eligible to receive surplus personal property allocated by the Administrator of the General Services Administration.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 4 Independent 1
D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Feb 16, 1996
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Jul 31, 1995
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jul 26, 1995
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Jul 17, 1995
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jun 20, 1995
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 863: To amend the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 to authorize the transfer to States of surplus personal property for donation to nonprofit providers of necessaries to impoverished families and individuals.. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-863/
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"H.R. 863: To amend the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 to authorize the transfer to States of surplus personal property for donation to nonprofit providers of necessaries to impoverished families and individuals.." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-863/.
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H.R. 863, 104th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-863/.
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