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Version 79 · Reported to House without amendment · Jul 28, 2017
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Requests the President to transmit to the House of Representatives copies of any documents or communications in the possession of the General Services Administration (GSA) that refer or relate to:
guidance or direction to the Acting Administrator or other staff of the GSA regarding responses to requests for information from Members of Congress,
the lease agreement between the Trump Old Post Office LLC and the federal government (Ground Lease No. GS-LS-11-11307) or
legal memoranda or opinions generated by the government related to such lease.
People & committees
Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] · D–OR
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Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 73.
Reported adversely by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 115-269.
Reported adversely by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 115-269.
Ordered to be Reported Unfavorably by the Yeas and Nays: 31 - 24.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management Discharged.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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