Public Buildings Act of 1980
Latest action. Conference scheduled in House.
(Measure passed House, amended, in lieu fo H.R. 6075) Amends the Public Buildings Act of 1959 to authorize the Administrator of General Services to issue obligations for purchase by the Secretary of the Treasury, to the extent authorized in appropriation Acts, for financing the acquisition or construction of any public buildings. Directs that the average market yield on outstanding marketable U.S. obligations be taken into consideration in determining the interest for such obligations. Requires approval by the appropriate congressional committees of such acquisition or construction. Makes this Act effective October 1, 1980.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Passed House amended" stage on August 25, 1980. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
Conference scheduled in House.
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The record's latest action, on September 23, 1980: Conference scheduled in House.
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In the 96th Congress (1979-80), 613 of the 12,581 bills and joint resolutions introduced became law, about 4.9 percent. That count covers every measure at every stage, including the many that never left committee.
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Has anyone actually voted on it?
No. No roll call in this Congress cites this measure. That is the ordinary outcome: most measures never reach a recorded floor vote, and a committee ends most of them simply by not acting.
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Who is behind it?
DANIEL MOYNIHAN (D-NY) introduced it on December 5, 1979, and 18 members have since signed on as cosponsors.
They come from both major parties: 11 Democrats, 7 Republicans.
Cosponsoring is a formal signature on the text. It is not a commitment to vote for the measure, it does not bind anyone's party, and a long list of cosponsors is a measure of attention rather than of prospects.
How long has it been in play?
It was introduced on December 5, 1979, 17128 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 16835 days ago, on September 23, 1980.
Measures do not carry over. Anything the 96th Congress has not finished by January 3, 1981 dies when the term ends, and has to be introduced again from the start in the next Congress.
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Vote history
- SenateConference scheduled in House.
- HouseNot stated in the latest action
- PresidentNot stated in the latest action