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HR 4125 109th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Alabama Building construction Congress Congressional reporting requirements Cost accounting Economics and Public Finance Emergency Management Federal office buildings Floods Government procurement Hurricane aftermath legislation Hurricanes Leases Louisiana Maintenance and repair Mississippi Texas

To permit the Administrator of General Services to make repairs and lease space without approval of a prospectus if the repair or lease is required as a result of damages to buildings or property attributable to Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita.

Introduced: October 25, 2005 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 8 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 27, 2006
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 296.
Jun 27, 2006
Reported by the Committee on Transportation. H. Rept. 109-532.
Oct 26, 2005
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Oct 26, 2005
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Oct 26, 2005
Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management Discharged.
Oct 26, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Oct 25, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Oct 25, 2005
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

Authorizes the Administrator of General Services, in carrying out duties relating to the acquisition, construction, and alteration of public buildings and works, to: (1) repair a public building; (2) repair any building, or part of the building, that is under lease by the federal government for use for a public purpose; and (3) lease space for use for a public purpose, without approval of a prospectus, if the lease or repair is required as a result of damages to buildings or property attributable to Hurricane Katrina or Hurricane Rita.

Requires: (1) the Administrator to submit to specified congressional committees initial and final reports on such repairs; (2) lease agreements entered into under this Act to be for a term of five years or less; and (3) the Administrator to submit to such committees reports on such leases.

Declares that the authority provided by this Act to enter into an agreement for a repair or lease shall cease to be effective on the day that is one year after the date of enactment of this Act.

What's happening now June 27, 2006

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 296.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1