United States · Bill · S
S. 2292 (109th)
A bill to provide relief for the Federal judiciary from excessive rent charges.
Introduced
15 February 2006
Last action
27 April 2006 · Reported
Status
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 415.
Sponsors
Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA], Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT], Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX], Sen. Chambliss, Saxby [R-GA], Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA], Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE], Sen. Talent, Jim [R-MO], Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI], Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC], Sen. Allard, Wayne [R-CO], Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM], Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA], Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA], Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI], Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD], Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE], Sen. Smith, Gordon H. [R-OR], Sen. Hagel, Chuck [R-NE]
Subjects
Taxation
Source updated
10 August 2026
Summary
Prohibits, effective October 1, 2006: (1) rent charges established by the Administrator of General Services for accommodations provided to the judicial branch from exceeding the actual costs of operating and maintaining such accommodations by the General Services Administration (GSA); and (2) any amounts for shell rent, capital costs, real estate taxes (except for taxes paid by the Administrator to lessors), or administrative fees from being included in such rent charges. Requires the judicial branch's repayment to the Administrator of the cost of repair and alteration projects performed by GSA on judicial branch accommodations after October 1, 2006, to be recovered over time in a manner agreed upon by the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts and the Administrator.
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Timeline
15 February 2006
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
15 February 2006
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1363)
Source: IntroReferral
15 February 2006
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
27 April 2006
Calendars
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 415.
Source: Calendars
27 April 2006
Reported
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Specter without amendment. Without written report.
Source: Committee
27 April 2006
Reported
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Reported to Senate · 27 April 2006 · Download file
- Introduced in Senate · 15 February 2006 · Download file
Documents
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Reported to Senate (text)
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Reported to Senate (text)
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Reported to Senate (PDF)
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Sponsors
- Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Chambliss, Saxby [R-GA] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Talent, Jim [R-MO] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Allard, Wayne [R-CO] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Bingaman, Jeff [D-NM] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Smith, Gordon H. [R-OR] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Hagel, Chuck [R-NE] · R · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/109th-congress/senate-bill/2292
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/109/s/2292
- us · 109-s-2292 · source updated 10 August 2026