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HR 4046 115th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Congressional oversight Lease and rental services Military facilities and property Military procurement, research, weapons development

Department of Defense Check Before You Rent Act

Introduced: October 12, 2017 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Nov 16, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
Oct 12, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Oct 12, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Department of Defense Check Before You Rent Act

This bill requires a military department, before leasing or acquiring new property, to certify that it evaluated the feasibility of using space under the jurisdiction of the Department of Defense (DOD) and determined that: (1) such space is not reasonably available, (2) acquiring or leasing the new property would be more cost effective than the use of the DOD property, or (3) the use of the DOD property would interfere with the ongoing military mission of the property.

What's happening now November 16, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2810 Related bill National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Oct 12, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4046: Department of Defense Check Before You Rent Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4046/
MLA
"H.R. 4046: Department of Defense Check Before You Rent Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4046/.
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H.R. 4046, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4046/.
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[H.R. 4046: Department of Defense Check Before You Rent Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-4046/)
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