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HR 6591 97th Congress House

Federal Capital Investment Budget Act of 1982

Official title: A bill to amend the Budget and Accounting Act, 1921, to require the President's Budget to separately identify and summarize the capital investment expenditures… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend the Budget and Accounting Act, 1921, to require the President's Budget to separately identify and summarize the capital investment expenditures of the United States, to amend the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to require the Secretary of Commerce to conduct an inventory and assessment of the Nation's public facilities, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 15, 1982 See on congress.gov
Economics and Public Finance Capital investmentsFederal budgetsFederal installationsGovernment Operations and Politics
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 Everywhere this bill has been 16 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 22, 1982
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Sep 21, 1982
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Sep 20, 1982
Executive Comment Received From GAO.
Sep 15, 1982
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Sep 14, 1982
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jul 9, 1982
Referred to Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security.
Jul 9, 1982
Executive Comment Requested from OMB, GSA, GAO, Commerce.
Jun 28, 1982
Referred to Subcommittee on Aviation.
Jun 28, 1982
Referred to Subcommittee on Economic Development.
Jun 28, 1982
Referred to Subcommittee on Public Buildings and Grounds.
Jun 28, 1982
Referred to Subcommittee on Surface Transportation.
Jun 28, 1982
Referred to Subcommittee on Water Resources.
Jun 28, 1982
Executive Comment Requested from CBO, OMB, GSA, Justice, EPA, DOT, Army, Commerce, GAO.
Jun 15, 1982
Referred to House Committee on Public Works and Transportation.
Jun 15, 1982
Referred to House Committee on Government Operations.
Jun 15, 1982
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 22, 1982

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Federal Capital Investment Budget Act of 1982 - Amends the Budget and Accounting Act, 1921 to require the President to include with each Budget submitted on or after January 1, 1983, a special analysis, for the ensuing fiscal year which shall identify and summarize for each function, category, agency, and program of appropriation and expenditure in the Budget the amount of appropriations and expenditures which may be classified as public infrastructure investments.

Sets forth other information to be included in such analysis.

Requires the President also to include with each Budget, on or after January 1, 1984, a capital investment budget which shall identify by State the amount of appropriations and expenditures classifiable as public infrastructure investments.

Declares that any appropriation or expenditure shall be classified as a public infrastructure investment to the extent that it will be used for the construction, rehabilitation, or repair of any civilian public facility in the United States.

Amends the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 to require the Economic Development Administration to prepare an inventory of civilian public facilities in the United States and an assessment of their physical condition. Requires the Secretary to make a report of such inventory and assessment to Congress not later than January 1, 1984, and to update such report annually.

 Committees of jurisdiction 8
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1
D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Jul 14, 1982
BEREUTER, DOUGLAS
· Jun 15, 1982
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6591: Federal Capital Investment Budget Act of 1982. 97th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HR-6591/
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"H.R. 6591: Federal Capital Investment Budget Act of 1982." 97th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HR-6591/.
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H.R. 6591, 97th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HR-6591/.
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