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To require congressional approval before the sale, disposal, declaration of excess or surplus, transfer, or conveyance of Federal property with historical significance, and for other purposes.

To require congressional approval before the sale, disposal, declaration of excess or surplus, transfer, or conveyance of Federal property with historical significance, and for other purposes.

Introduced Mar 11, 2025

Latest action (Mar 11, 2025) Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

Referred to
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Natural Resources Committee
Policy area
Public Lands and Natural Resources
Legislative subjects (3)
Congressional oversightGovernment buildings, facilities, and propertyHistoric sites and heritage areas

Summary

This bill requires congressional approval before any federal official—including the President or federal agency heads—may sell, dispose of, declare as excess or surplus, transfer, or convey federal property with historical significance. It defines covered property as any federally owned land, building, structure, monument, or site that is or has ever been listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Before taking such action, the federal official must notify Congress and obtain approval via a joint resolution. The requirement applies to all types of disposition actions, not just sales.

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill text — neutral, and may be imperfect. See the full text below for the exact wording.

Sponsor (1)
11 cosponsors

Money behind the sponsor

Top reported contributors to Shomari Figures’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.

  • NULL $50,975
  • CUNNINGHAM BOUNDS LLC $42,900
  • BALL HEALTHCARE SERVICES $13,200
  • BCBSAL $9,900
  • KDF STRATEGIES $9,900

Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Shomari Figures → · Outside spending →

Actions (3)
  1. Mar 11, 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management. · house
  2. Mar 11, 2025 Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. · house
  3. Mar 11, 2025 Introduced in House

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  • HR 4779 — National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026 (shares 3 subjects)
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  • S 412 — Plum Island Preservation Act (shares 3 subjects)
  • HR 191 — Inflation Reduction Act of 2025 (shares 3 subjects)
  • S 2542 — Federal Building Threat Notification Act (shares 2 subjects)
  • HR 9770 — Continuing Appropriations Act, 2027 (shares 2 subjects)

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Bills with similar text or summary — includes reintroductions across Congresses. Ranked by semantic similarity of the bill text (computed locally); a neutral discovery aid, not a claim the bills are duplicates.

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  • HRES 873 — Providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 5371) making continuing appropriations and extensions for fiscal year 2026, and for other purposes. · Passed House Nov 12, 2025 · Cong. 119 55%
  • HRES 992 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7006) making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes. · Passed House Jan 14, 2026 · Cong. 119 55%
  • HRES 986 — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7007) to govern on behalf of the American people. · Introduced Jan 12, 2026 · Cong. 119 55%

Text versions (1)
  • Introduced in House · Mar 11, 2025

Only one text version is on file, so there’s no earlier version to compare against yet.

Full text

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

March 11, 2025

Mr. Figures (for himself and Ms. Sewell) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

A BILL

To require congressional approval before the sale, disposal, declaration of excess or surplus, transfer, or conveyance of Federal property with historical significance, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL OF SALE OF FEDERAL PROPERTY WITH HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE.

(a) In General.—No specified official may sell, dispose of, declare excess or surplus, transfer, or convey any covered building unless—

(1) the specified official provides to Congress a notice of intent to sell, dispose of, declare excess or surplus, transfer, or convey such covered building; and

(2) Congress passes a joint resolution approving the sale, disposal, declaration of excess or surplus, transfer, or conveyance of the covered building that was the subject of such notice.

(b) Definitions.—In this section:

(1) Covered building.—The term “covered building” means any land, building, structure, monument, or site—

(A) that is owned by the United States; and

(B) that is or has ever been listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

(2) Specified official.—The term “specified official” means the President, the head of any Federal agency, and any other Federal official. <all>

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