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S. 1036: AbilityOne Improvements Act

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S. 1036: AbilityOne Improvements Act

112th Congress · introduced 2011-05-19 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3179)

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2011-05-19 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3179) Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

AbilityOne Improvements Act

Plain summary

AbilityOne Improvements Act - Requires lease agreements for providing space to a federal agency to require the federal agency, lessor, or property manager to comply with provisions of the Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act (requiring employment in federal buildings for the blind and for people with significant disabilities) if the lease is for 60% or more of useable space on the property or the federal agency that is to be accommodated under the lease is required to contract under such Act for services being transitioned to the leased space.

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Official text

AbilityOne Improvements Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] · 1 cosponsors

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong112-s1036 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112