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S 1422 97th Congress Senate Crime and Law Enforcement Administration of criminal justice Congressional oversight Correctional institutions Corrections and Correctional Institutions Courts and Civil Procedure Federal aid to law enforcement agencies Federal-local relations Federal-state relations Land transfers Local and Municipal Government Public Contracts, Procurement, and Property State courts States Surplus government property

A bill to authorize the donation of surplus property to any State for the construction and modernization of criminal justice facilities.

Introduced: June 24, 1981 Introduced by: Grassley, Chuck Republican · Iowa See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 16 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 7, 1982
Referred to Subcommittee on Government Activities and Transportation.
Jun 7, 1982
Executive Comment Requested from GSA, Justice, OMB.
Jun 2, 1982
Referred to House Committee on Government Operations.
May 26, 1982
Passed Senate with amendments by Voice Vote.
May 26, 1982
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments by Voice Vote.
May 26, 1982
Considered by Senate.
Mar 16, 1982
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Regular Orders. Calendar No. 458.
Mar 16, 1982
Committee on Governmental Affairs. Reported to Senate by Senator Stevens with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 97-322.
Dec 9, 1981
Committee on Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Nov 2, 1981
Committee on Governmental Affairs received executive comment from Justice Department.
Nov 2, 1981
Subcommittee on Civil Service and General Services. Measure with amendments to full committee.
Oct 15, 1981
Subcommittee on Civil Service and General Services. Hearings held.
Jul 16, 1981
Committee on Governmental Affairs requested executive comment from OMB; GSA; Justice Department.
Jun 30, 1981
Referred to Subcommittee on Civil Service and General Services.
Jun 24, 1981
Read second time and referred to Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs.
Jun 24, 1981
Introduced in Senate
 Amendments to this bill 2

Amendments propose changes to this bill. Members vote on amendments separately before the final bill vote. An agreed amendment becomes part of the bill; a failed amendment does not.

1 agreed to 1 pending / other

AmendmentSponsorPurposeStatusLatest action
SUAMDT 1,010 — To provide that if the Attorney General determines that any surplus property transferred or conveyed pursuant… Agreed to May 26, 1982
SAMDT 1,338 — To authorize the donation of excess property to law enforcement agencies in any state. Pending —
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 to authorize the Administrator of the General Services Administration, upon recommendation of the Attorney General, to donate surplus Federal property to any State for the construction and modernization of criminal justice facilities, including correctional facilities.

What's happening now June 7, 1982

Referred to Subcommittee on Government Activities and Transportation.

 Committees of jurisdiction 4
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