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HRES 38 115th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Department of Defense District of Columbia Executive agency funding and structure Government buildings, facilities, and property

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that offices attached to the seat of Government should not be required to exercise their offices in the District of Columbia.

Introduced: January 10, 2017 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 10, 2017
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 21 - 19.
Mar 10, 2017
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Feb 21, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.
Jan 10, 2017
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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.
Jan 10, 2017
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Recognizes that it is no longer necessary for all federal agencies to be located in the District of Columbia.

Determines that executive agencies and military departments should be relocated outside the District of Columbia.

Calls on each executive agency and military department to recommend appropriate alternate locations throughout the United States to which they can be relocated.

What's happening now March 10, 2017

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 21 - 19.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3