H.R. 7714: OUR Public Buildings Act

117th Congress · introduced 2022-05-10 · Government Operations and Politics · Latest: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4901)

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Where it came from: introduced 2022-05-10 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

OUR Public Buildings Act

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Outlease Reform in Public Buildings Act or the OUR Public Buildings Act This bill establishes requirements for outleasing certain federal buildings. Specifically, the General Services Administration (GSA) must develop and require the use of standard clauses to use in any outlease agreement that is for a public building that is at least 150,000 gross square feet; is entered into by the GSA and a private entity; for which the leased space totals at least 51% of the usable square feet of the building; and for which the term of the lease, including options, is in excess of five years. Any such agreement must require the lessee to submit a form disclosing any foreign ownership interest in the outlease. The GSA may not enter into such an outlease with the President, the Vice President, the head of an executive agency, or a Member of Congress. The outlease shall not take effect if Congress enacts a joint resolution of disapproval of the outlease and such joint resolution is signed by the President.

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OUR Public Buildings Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] · 1 cosponsors

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Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] reported raising $2.1 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Joint resolution: In Texas, the type of measure the Legislature uses to propose a constitutional amendment (marked HJR or SJR). The governor does not sign or veto it; the voters decide. In Congress a joint resolution can also be used like a bill. In Florida, a joint resolution passed by three-fifths of the members of each chamber puts a constitutional amendment on the ballot.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117hr7714.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hr>

Record fed-us-cong117-hr7714 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117