Secure Government Buildings from Espionage Act of 2019
Latest action · May 22, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
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.
- IntroducedJan 9, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Secure Government Buildings from Espionage Act of 2019
This bill instructs the General Services Administration, the Architect of the Capitol, or any other federal agency (other than the Department of Defense), before entering into a lease agreement with a public or private entity to accommodate a federal agency in a building or other improvement that will be used for high-security leased space, to require such entity
- to identify each beneficial owner of such entity;
- to disclose to such agency any beneficial owner that is a foreign person; and
- if such agency is assigning the building or other improvement to a federal tenant, to notify that tenant of any such disclosure.
The agency shall require such entity to
- provide such identification and disclosure when first submitting a proposal in response to an agency solicitation, and
- update such information within 60 days of any change in the beneficial owners of that entity or the information required to be provided relating to each such owner.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 9, 2019 to Oct 22, 2019, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NY | Peter T. King | Original | Jan 9, 2019 |
| D-NJ | Tom Malinowski | Oct 22, 2019 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 22, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
- May 22, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
- May 22, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
- Jan 9, 2019Introduced in House
- Jan 9, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
- Espionage and treason
- Government buildings, facilities, and property
- Government information and archives
- Government Operations and Politics
- Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
- Landlord and tenant
- Public contracts and procurement
- Real estate business
- U.S. and foreign investments
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jan 9, 2019Introduced in House
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