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GSA Lease Transparency Act of 2019

Introduced: November 12, 2019 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 8 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 16, 2020
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 539.
Dec 16, 2020
Reported by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 116-655.
Nov 20, 2019
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 33 - 22.
Nov 20, 2019
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Nov 20, 2019
Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Discharged.
Nov 13, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Nov 12, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Nov 12, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

GSA Lease Transparency Act of 2019

This bill directs the General Services Administration (GSA) to annually complete an audit of active leases of space in federal buildings in which at least 20% of a building is leased to any entity pursuant to any provision of law.

Each audit must determine whether the federal government has received all rent, revenues, and anything of value due according to the provisions of each lease.

The GSA must report completed audits to Congress. Also, for any lease that becomes effective on or after the enactment of this bill, the GSA must require that the lease contain audit rights for the GSA and its Inspector General.

What's happening now December 16, 2020

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 539.

 Bill text 2 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
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Davids, Sharice
Kansas · Nov 19, 2019
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Nov 18, 2019
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Titus, Dina
Nevada · Nov 12, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5047: GSA Lease Transparency Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5047/
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"H.R. 5047: GSA Lease Transparency Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5047/.
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H.R. 5047, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5047/.
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