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To amend title 40, United States Code, concerning the calculation of transactions for the lease of land ports of entry and international bridges, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 28, 2014 See on congress.gov
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Mar 20, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Mar 19, 2013
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a 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.
Mar 19, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Authorizes the Administrator of the General Services Administration (GSA) to enter into contracts for the lease of a land port of entry or an international bridge (covered facility) and its site for periods not exceeding 30 years. Requires the Administrator to transmit to Congress an analysis of the cost effectiveness of leasing the covered facility, as compared to directly purchasing or constructing it, before entering into any contract to lease, purchase, or build a covered facility.

What's happening now March 20, 2013

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

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 1
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Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Apr 28, 2014
O'Rourke, Beto
· Apr 28, 2014
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1266: To amend title 40, United States Code, concerning the calculation of transactions for the lease of land ports of entry and international bridges, and for other purposes.. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1266/
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"H.R. 1266: To amend title 40, United States Code, concerning the calculation of transactions for the lease of land ports of entry and international bridges, and for other purposes.." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1266/.
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H.R. 1266, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1266/.
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[H.R. 1266: To amend title 40, United States Code, concerning the calculation of transactions for the lease of land ports of entry and international bridges, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1266/)
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