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H.R. 4046: Department of Defense Check Before You Rent Act

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H.R. 4046: Department of Defense Check Before You Rent Act

115th Congress · introduced 2017-10-12 · Armed Forces and National Security · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2017-10-12 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Readiness. 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

Department of Defense Check Before You Rent Act

Plain summary

Department of Defense Check Before You Rent Act This bill requires a military department, before leasing or acquiring new property, to certify that it evaluated the feasibility of using space under the jurisdiction of the Department of Defense (DOD) and determined that: (1) such space is not reasonably available, (2) acquiring or leasing the new property would be more cost effective than the use of the DOD property, or (3) the use of the DOD property would interfere with the ongoing military mission of the property.

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Official text

Department of Defense Check Before You Rent Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17] · 4 cosponsors

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Paul A. Gosar (R-AZ)

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Jurisdiction
The area or the matters a government or court has authority over.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong115-hr4046 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115