119-hr2046

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2046 Introduced in House

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 2046

 To require congressional approval before the sale, disposal, 
 declaration of excess or surplus, transfer, or conveyance of Federal 
 property with historical significance, and for other purposes.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 March 11, 2025

Mr. Figures (for himself and Ms. Sewell) introduced the following bill; 
 which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in 
 addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a 
 period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
 committee concerned

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 A BILL

 To require congressional approval before the sale, disposal, 
 declaration of excess or surplus, transfer, or conveyance of Federal 
 property with historical significance, and for other purposes.

 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL OF SALE OF FEDERAL PROPERTY WITH 
 HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE.

    (a) In General.--No specified official may sell, dispose of, 
declare excess or surplus, transfer, or convey any covered building 
unless--

    (1) the specified official provides to Congress a notice of 
 intent to sell, dispose of, declare excess or surplus, 
 transfer, or convey such covered building; and

    (2) Congress passes a joint resolution approving the sale, 
 disposal, declaration of excess or surplus, transfer, or 
 conveyance of the covered building that was the subject of such 
 notice.

    (b) 

=== Definitions. ===
-In this section:

    (1) Covered building.--The term ``covered building'' means 
 any land, building, structure, monument, or site--
        (A) that is owned by the United States; and
        (B) that is or has ever been listed on the National 
 Register of Historic Places.

    (2) Specified official.--The term ``specified official'' 
 means the President, the head of any Federal agency, and any 
 other Federal official.
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