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Emergency Lease Requirements Act of 2005

Introduced: September 15, 2005 See on congress.gov
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Became law
Jan 26, 2006
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 356.
Jan 26, 2006
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Reported by Senator Inhofe without amendment. With written report No. 109-214.
Nov 17, 2005
Committee on Environment and Public Works. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Sep 15, 2005
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Sep 15, 2005
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Emergency Lease Requirements Act of 2005 - Amends federal law concerning public buildings to revise requirements relating to the authority of the Administrator of General Services to enter into emergency leases during major disasters and other emergencies. Extends from 180 days to five years the maximum term of an emergency lease without specific congressional approval of the lease prospectus.

What's happening now January 26, 2006

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 356.

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All 2 Republican 2
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Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · Sep 15, 2005
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Thune, John
South Dakota · Sep 15, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1708: Emergency Lease Requirements Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-1708/
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"S. 1708: Emergency Lease Requirements Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-1708/.
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S. 1708, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-1708/.
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