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HR 6254 118th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Congressional oversight Government buildings, facilities, and property Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government studies and investigations

Public Buildings Accountability Act of 2023

Introduced: November 7, 2023 Introduced by: Van Orden, Derrick Republican · Wisconsin See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 15 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 12, 2024
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Mar 11, 2024
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Mar 11, 2024
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1069)
Mar 11, 2024
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1069)
Mar 11, 2024
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6254.
Mar 11, 2024
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1069-1070)
Mar 11, 2024
Mr. Perry moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Mar 6, 2024
Reported by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 118-412.
Mar 6, 2024
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 339.
Nov 15, 2023
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Nov 15, 2023
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Nov 15, 2023
Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Discharged
Nov 8, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Nov 7, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Nov 7, 2023
Introduced in House
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Public Buildings Accountability Act of 2023

This bill requires the Government Accountability Office to report on the Public Buildings Service, part of the General Services Administration. Specifically, the report must cover the service's real estate programs and activities, such as staffing, associated costs, and the effectiveness of its organizational structure and management. The report must also review the building operations account of the Federal Buildings Fund.

What's happening now March 12, 2024

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6254: Public Buildings Accountability Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-6254/
MLA
"H.R. 6254: Public Buildings Accountability Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-6254/.
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H.R. 6254, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-6254/.
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