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HRES 163 111th Congress House

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives on the need for appropriate accountability and congressional oversight of public buildings and facilities projects.

Introduced: February 12, 2009 Introduced by: Diaz-Balart, Mario Republican · Florida See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Congressional oversightGovernment buildings, facilities, and property
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Agreed to (House)
Feb 13, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Feb 12, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Feb 12, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action February 13, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) the Administrator of General Services should not proceed with any public building or facility project for which a prospectus has been submitted pursuant to provisions requiring congressional approval of an appropriation to construct, alter, or acquire any public building in excess of $1,500,000, to lease any space at an average annual rental in excess of $1,500,000 for public purposes, or to alter any building under lease by the federal government for a public purpose if the cost will exceed $ 750,000, unless the project has been approved and the project cost does not exceed the estimated maximum cost approved by more than 10%; and (2) in the case of a project that may not be subject to those requirements but that otherwise meets those funding thresholds and criteria, the Administrator should submit to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure a detailed plan of the project, including an estimate of the number of jobs the project will create, prior to taking actions in furtherance of the project.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 163: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives on the need for appropriate accountability and congressional oversight of public buildings and facilities projects.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-163/
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"H. Res. 163: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives on the need for appropriate accountability and congressional oversight of public buildings and facilities projects.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-163/.
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H. Res. 163, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HRES-163/.
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