H.R. 3158: To establish a pilot program to execute lease agreements using alternative procedures, and for other purposes.

116th Congress · introduced 2019-06-06 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

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Where it came from: introduced 2019-06-06 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Meadows, Mark [R-NC-11] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

To establish a pilot program to execute lease agreements using alternative procedures, and for other purposes.

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This bill modifies requirements regarding leases for federal buildings. It directs the General Services Administration (GSA) to establish, and operate through 2024, a pilot program to execute lease agreements using alternative procedures to (1) reduce the costs to the government of leased space, including by improving office space utilization rates of federal tenants; and (2) significantly reduce or eliminate the backlog of expiring leases over the next five years. The GSA shall furnish simplified procedures for the leasing of real property at rates that do not exceed $500,000. The bill provides for (1) waiver of space-planning and housing-cost requirements concerning building projects subject to congressional approval, and (2) consolidation of projects into a single prospectus to achieve efficiencies and improve utilization rates.

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To establish a pilot program to execute lease agreements using alternative procedures, and for other purposes.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Meadows, Mark [R-NC-11] · 1 cosponsors

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hr3158.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hr>

Record fed-us-cong116-hr3158 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116