United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 3797 (109th)
To prohibit the expenditure of funds for the construction or lease of buildings or space for the United States Government until January 1, 2007.
Introduced
15 September 2005
Last action
16 September 2005 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Sponsors
Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1], Rep. Hostettler, John N. [R-IN-8], Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1], Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4], Rep. Shadegg, John B. [R-AZ-3], Rep. Garrett, Scott [R-NJ-5], Sen. Flake, Jeff [R-AZ], Rep. Gutknecht, Gil [R-MN-1], Rep. Tancredo, Thomas G. [R-CO-6], Rep. Goode, Virgil H., Jr. [R-VA-5], Rep. McHenry, Patrick T. [R-NC-10], Rep. Feeney, Tom [R-FL-24], Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1], Rep. Marchant, Kenny [R-TX-24], Rep. Bartlett, Roscoe G. [R-MD-6], Rep. Hensarling, Jeb [R-TX-5], Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-14]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
7 April 2025
Summary
Prohibits funds from being expended for the construction or lease of buildings or space for any branch of the U.S. government or any entity within such branch, unless a contract for such construction or lease was entered into before the date of enactment of this Act. Provides exceptions in any case in which funds are expended for: (1) construction to rebuild the Gulf Coast region devastated by Hurricane Katrina; and (2) purposes necessary in the interests of national security. Terminates such prohibition on January 1, 2007.
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Timeline
15 September 2005
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Source: IntroReferral
15 September 2005
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
15 September 2005
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
16 September 2005
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 15 September 2005 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Hostettler, John N. [R-IN-8] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Shadegg, John B. [R-AZ-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Garrett, Scott [R-NJ-5] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Flake, Jeff [R-AZ] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Gutknecht, Gil [R-MN-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Tancredo, Thomas G. [R-CO-6] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Goode, Virgil H., Jr. [R-VA-5] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. McHenry, Patrick T. [R-NC-10] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Feeney, Tom [R-FL-24] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Marchant, Kenny [R-TX-24] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Bartlett, Roscoe G. [R-MD-6] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Hensarling, Jeb [R-TX-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-14] · R · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/house-bill/3797
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/hr/3797
- us · 109-hr-3797 · source updated 7 April 2025