H.R. 4733: To permit the United States Capitol Police to accept certain property from other Federal agencies and to dispose of certain property in its possession.

114th Congress · introduced 2016-03-14 · Congress · Latest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 515.

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Where it came from: introduced 2016-03-14 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Brady, Robert A. [D-PA-1] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 515. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

To permit the United States Capitol Police to accept certain property from other Federal agencies and to dispose of certain property in its possession.

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) (Sec. 1) This bill amends the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2003 to authorize the U.S. Capitol Police, by interagency transfer, donation, sale, trade-in, or other appropriate method, to dispose of any property in their possession because it has been disposed of, forfeited, voluntarily abandoned, or unclaimed. (Currently the U.S. Capitol Police are authorized to use these methods to dispose of only their own surplus or obsolete property.) Upon notifying specified congressional committees, the U.S. Capitol Police may accept surplus or obsolete property offered by another federal department, agency, or office.

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Official text

To permit the United States Capitol Police to accept certain property from other Federal agencies and to dispose of certain property in its possession.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House without amendment)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Brady, Robert A. [D-PA-1] · 0 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 4733, a bill to permit the United States Capitol Police to accept certain property from other Federal agencies and to dispose of certain property in its possession (2016-06-14)

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Words on this page, explained (3)

Appropriation: Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.
Authorization: A law that creates or continues a government program and says what it may do, often with a suggested spending ceiling. An authorization alone does not provide money; a separate appropriation does.
Bill: A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House without amendment)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114hr4733.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/hr>

Record fed-us-cong114-hr4733 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114