HR 189
Passed a chamber
Bars the Securities and Exchange Commission from leasing its own general purpose office space, so the Administrator of General Services handles those leases instead.
Official title: Securities and Exchange Commission Real Estate Leasing Authority Revocation Act
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Introduced
03-JAN-2025
Referred
03-JAN-2025
Passed
13-JAN-2025
Senate
Received
14-JAN-2025
- Prohibits the Securities and Exchange Commission from leasing general purpose office space on its own authority
- Allows the Administrator to lease that space for the commission under title 40 of the U.S. Code
- Does not affect leases the commission entered into before the date of enactment
- Directs the Comptroller General to update a 2016 report on independent leasing authorities across federal entities and report to three congressional committees
Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Introduced in House" (03-JAN-2025); the text has changed since (Engrossed in House, 13-JAN-2025).
CRS is the Library of Congress's nonpartisan research office. Read it on congress.gov- Transportation and Infrastructure Committee (House)
- Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee
- Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee (Senate)
Government Operations and Politics
No cosponsors.