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S 307 105th Congress Senate Government Operations and Politics Charities Gifts Poor Social Welfare Surplus government property

A bill to amend the Federal Property and Adminstrative Services Act of 1949 to authorize the transfer to States of surplus personal property for donation to nonprofit providers of assistance to…

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A bill to amend the Federal Property and Adminstrative Services Act of 1949 to authorize the transfer to States of surplus personal property for donation to nonprofit providers of assistance to impoverished families and individuals, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 12, 1997 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 3, 1997
Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S10338)
Jun 26, 1997
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 100.
Jun 26, 1997
Committee on Governmental Affairs. Reported to Senate by Senator Thompson without amendment. Without written report.
May 22, 1997
Committee on Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Feb 12, 1997
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs.
Feb 12, 1997
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1308)
Feb 12, 1997
Introduced in Senate
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 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.

What's happening now October 3, 1997

Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S10338)

 Related & companion bills 1
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McConnell, Mitch
Kentucky · Feb 12, 1997
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 307: A bill to amend the Federal Property and Adminstrative Services Act of 1949 to authorize the transfer to States of surplus personal property for donation to nonprofit providers of assistance to impoverished families and individuals, and for other purposes.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-S-307/
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"S. 307: A bill to amend the Federal Property and Adminstrative Services Act of 1949 to authorize the transfer to States of surplus personal property for donation to nonprofit providers of assistance to impoverished families and individuals, and for other purposes.." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-S-307/.
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S. 307, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-S-307/.
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