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S. 1749: Military Installations Enhancement Act of 2013

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S. 1749: Military Installations Enhancement Act of 2013

113th Congress · introduced 2013-11-20 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2013-11-20 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] · 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 Armed Services. 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

Military Installations Enhancement Act of 2013

Plain summary

Military Installations Enhancement Act of 2013 - Requires each major military installation master plan to include consideration of: (1) planning for redevelopment and infill development to reduce consumption of undeveloped land on installations, (2) horizontal and vertical mixed-use development, (3) the full lifecycle costs of planning decisions, (4) capacity planning through the establishment of growth boundaries around cantonment areas to focus development towards the core and preserve range and training space, and (5) ways to diversify and connect transit systems and increase safety for all road users.

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Official text

Military Installations Enhancement Act of 2013

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] · 1 cosponsors

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Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] reported raising $1.8 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong113-s1749 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113