To amend the Federal Assets Sale and Transfer Act of 2016 to ensure that the Public Buildings Reform Board has adequate time to carry out the responsibilities of the Board, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Jan 14, 2019 Became Public Law No: 115-437.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedDec 17, 2018
- Passed HouseDec 21, 2018
- Passed SenateDec 22, 2018
- To the PresidentJan 2, 2019
- Became lawJan 14, 2019Public Law 115-437
Summary
(Sec. 1) This bill amends the Federal Assets Sale and Transfer Act of 2016 to remove the deadline for appointment of members to the Public Buildings Reform Board and revise the board's termination date to six years after its members have been selected for appointment pursuant to the Act.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 475 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Passed372–2 | Dec 21, 2018 |
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Dec 17, 2018.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-CA | Jeff Denham | Original | Dec 17, 2018 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred Dec 17, 2018 |
| Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee | Referred Dec 18, 2018 |
Actions 16
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 14, 2019Signed by President.
- Jan 14, 2019Became Public Law No: 115-437.
- Jan 2, 2019Presented to President.
- Dec 22, 2018Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8034)
- Dec 22, 2018Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Dec 21, 2018Mr. Mast moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Dec 21, 2018Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H10514-10515)
- Dec 21, 2018DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7318.
- Dec 21, 2018At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
- Dec 21, 2018Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H10532-10533)
- Dec 21, 2018Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 372 - 2 (Roll no. 475). (text: CR H10514)
- Dec 21, 2018Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Dec 21, 2018Received in the Senate, read twice.
- Dec 18, 2018Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
- Dec 17, 2018Introduced in House
- Dec 17, 2018Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
In the Congressional Record 2
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S8034 | Mitch McConnell R-KY | Dec 22, 2018 |
| House | Debate and remarks H10514Text printed H10514Recorded votes H10532ensure | Brian J. Mast R-FL, Dina Titus D-NV | Dec 21, 2018 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H10269.
CRS reports 2
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 2
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R47308 | The Federal Assets Sale and Transfer Act: Background and Implementation | Report | Nov 16, 2022 |
| R40879 | Resolutions of Inquiry: An Analysis of Their Use in the House, 1947-2017 Archived | Report | Nov 9, 2017 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3675 | A bill to amend the Federal Assets Sale and Transfer Act of 2016 to ensure that the Public Buildings Reform Board has adequate time to carry out the responsibilities of the Board, and for other purposes. | Identical bill | Nov 29, 2018 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title
- An act to amend the Federal Assets Sale and Transfer Act of 2016 to ensure that the Public Buildings Reform Board has adequate time to carry out the responsibilities of the Board, and for other purposes
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Federal Assets Sale and Transfer Act of 2016 to ensure that the Public Buildings Reform Board has adequate time to carry out the responsibilities of the Board, and for other purposes.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Dec 21, 2018Engrossed in House
- Dec 21, 2018Received in Senate
- Dec 17, 2018Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
