HR2046Referred to Committee
To require congressional approval before the sale, disposal, declaration of excess or surplus, transfer, or conveyance of Federal property with historical significance, and for other purposes.
Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber4
Passed Both5
Signed into Law119th
Congress
2025-03-11
Introduced
11
Cosponsors
HR
ⓘType
Sponsor
Shomari Figures
Democrat · AL · Representative
Votes with party: 96.1% (545 recorded votes)
Full profile: /officials/F000481
Source: Congress.gov · FEC
Cosponsors (11)
Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.
- Terri A. Sewell (D-AL-7)Original· 2025-03-11
- Danny K. Davis (D-IL-7)· 2025-03-14
- Jahana Hayes (D-CT-5)· 2025-03-14
- Robin L. Kelly (D-IL-2)· 2025-03-14
- Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY-9)· 2025-03-14
- Al Green (D-TX-9)· 2025-04-07
- Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA-4)· 2025-04-07
- Jasmine Crockett (D-TX-30)· 2025-04-07
- Lauren Underwood (D-IL-14)· 2025-04-07
- Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA-37)· 2025-04-07
- Wesley Bell (D-MO-1)· 2025-04-07
Latest Action
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
2025-03-11
Source: Congress.gov
Committee Activity
Currently in
- House Committee on Transportation and InfrastructureReferred To · 2025-03-11
- House Committee on Natural ResourcesReferred To · 2025-03-11
Previously
- Natural Resources CommitteeReferred To · 2025-03-11
- Transportation and Infrastructure CommitteeReferred To · 2025-03-11
Plain-English Summary
The federal government would need to get approval from Congress before selling, giving away, or transferring any government-owned buildings or land that have historical importance. This would prevent federal agencies from quietly disposing of historically significant properties without lawmakers having a say in what happens to them. The requirement would apply to all types of transfers, whether the property is being sold to private buyers, transferred to other agencies, or declared surplus.
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Subjects
Public Lands and Natural Resources
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