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H.R. 6822 95th Congress House

A bill to amend the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended, to provide for the disposal of surplus real property to States and their political subdivisions, agencies,…

Official title: A bill to amend the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended, to provide for the disposal of surplus real property to States and th… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended, to provide for the disposal of surplus real property to States and their political subdivisions, agencies, and instrumentalities for economic development purposes.

Introduced: May 2, 1977 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Federal installationsGovernment propertyReal propertyStates
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Surplus government propertyUnemployment
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It never became law before the 95th Congress (1977–1978) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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May 2, 1977
Referred to House Committee on Government Operations.
May 2, 1977
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 2, 1977

Referred to House Committee on Government Operations.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act to authorize the Administrator of General Services to assign surplus Federal real property to the Secretary of Commerce for disposal of such property at not less than 25 percent of the fair market value to States and local areas threatened by unemployment as a result of the closing of Federal facilities. Requires that such property be used by the transferees for economic development purposes.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
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All 1 Democratic 1
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · May 2, 1977
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6822: A bill to amend the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended, to provide for the disposal of surplus real property to States and their political subdivisions, agencies, and instrumentalities for economic development purposes.. 95th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/95-HR-6822/
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"H.R. 6822: A bill to amend the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended, to provide for the disposal of surplus real property to States and their political subdivisions, agencies, and instrumentalities for economic development purposes.." 95th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/95-HR-6822/.
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H.R. 6822, 95th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/95-HR-6822/.
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[H.R. 6822: A bill to amend the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended, to provide for the disposal of surplus real property to States and their political subdivisions, agencies, and instrumentalities for economic development purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/95-HR-6822/)
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