To amend the base closure laws to require Federal agencies that desire to acquire excess or surplus property resulting from the closure or realignment of military installations to agree to retain possession of, and to use, such property for agency purposes.

Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Installations and Facilities.

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Official summary

Version 00 · Introduced in House · Mar 16, 1995

Amends the Defense Authorization Amendments and Base Closure and Realignment Act and the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (the base closure laws) to prohibit the Secretary of Defense from transferring to another Federal department or agency any portion of a military installation to be closed or realigned under the base closure laws unless the head of such department or agency agrees to retain possession and use of the transferred property for agency purposes. Prohibits any such transferred property from being sold or used by such department or agency in any property exchange.

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People & committees

Who introduced it

Rep. Rohrabacher, Dana [R-CA-45] · R–CA

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Armed Services Committee

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Mar 27, 1995
Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Installations and Facilities.
Mar 27, 1995
Executive Comment Requested from DOD.
Mar 16, 1995
Referred to the House Committee on National Security.
Mar 16, 1995
Introduced in House
Mar 16, 1995
Introduced in House

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Discuss H.R.1265, 104th Congress: To amend the base closure laws to require Federal agencies that desire to acquire excess or surplus property resulting from the closure or realignment of military installations to agree to retain possession of, and to use, such property for agency purposes.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/1265

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 1995-03-16.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/104/bills/hr1265/BILLS-104hr1265ih.htm

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Discuss H.R.1265, 104th Congress: To amend the base closure laws to require Federal agencies that desire to acquire excess or surplus property resulting from the closure or realignment of military installations to agree to retain possession of, and to use, such property for agency purposes.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/1265

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 1995-03-16.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/104/bills/hr1265/BILLS-104hr1265ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-06-06T14:19:26Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

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Discuss H.R.1265, 104th Congress: To amend the base closure laws to require Federal agencies that desire to acquire excess or surplus property resulting from the closure or realignment of military installations to agree to retain possession of, and to use, such property for agency purposes.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/1265

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 1995-03-16.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/104/bills/hr1265/BILLS-104hr1265ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-06-06T14:19:26Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

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Discuss H.R.1265, 104th Congress: To amend the base closure laws to require Federal agencies that desire to acquire excess or surplus property resulting from the closure or realignment of military installations to agree to retain possession of, and to use, such property for agency purposes.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/house-bill/1265

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 1995-03-16.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/104/bills/hr1265/BILLS-104hr1265ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-06-06T14:19:26Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

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Examine H.R.1265 through a civil-liberties and limited-government lens. Consider individual rights, privacy, voluntary choice, accountability, and government power. Explain tradeoffs, possible safeguards, and the strongest counterarguments without assuming the proposal is beneficial or harmful.