H.R. 680 · 105th Congress · enacted

To amend the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 to authorize the transfer to States of surplus personal property for donation to nonprofit providers of necessaries to impoverished families and individuals.

Became Public Law No: 105-50.

Latest official action 1997-10-06 · Enacted

The bill, briefly

Amends the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 to add providers of assistance to families or individuals with annual incomes below the poverty line to the list of organizations eligible to receive surplus personal property allocated by the Administrator of the General Services Administration. Authorizes the Administrator, under such regulations as the Administrator may prescribe, to assign to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for disposal such surplus real property, including buildings, fixtures, and equipment situated thereon, as is recommended by the Secretary as being needed for providing housing or housing assistance for low-income individuals or families. Authorizes the Secretary, through such officers or employees of HUD as the Secretary may designate, to sell or lease such property for that purpose to any State, any political subdivision or instrumentality of a State, or any nonprofit organization that exists for the primary purpose of providing housing or housing assistance for low-income individuals or families, subject to the disapproval of the Administrator within 30 days after notice to the Administrator by the Secretary of a proposed transfer of property for the purpose of providing such housing or housing assistance. Requires the Administrator to disapprove a proposed transfer of property unless the Administrator determines…

Official bill, text and votes Full source record and risk review

Congressional Research Service · 1997-07-09

Who reported lobbying on this bill?

Amount spent specifically on this bill: not disclosed

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No matching lobbying report is imported yet. This is not evidence that no lobbying occurred.

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Politicians behind the bill

Sponsors and cosponsors from the official source, limited to members currently in office. Campaign amounts are cycle-wide and are not payments for this bill.

Cosponsor

James E. Clyburn

House · SC District 6 · Democratic

$833,740PAC receipts · 2025–2026

Cosponsor

Zoe Lofgren

House · CA District 18 · Democratic

$423,950PAC receipts · 2025–2026

Cosponsor

Bernard Sanders

Senate · VT · Independent

-$5,000PAC receipts · 2025–2026

Cosponsor

Richard E. Neal

House · MA District 1 · Democratic

$1,689,757PAC receipts · 2025–2026

50 of 50 source cosponsor records retrieved; only current officials and unwithdrawn sponsorships appear.

PAC donors to the listed sponsors

These are all-cycle contributions to the listed sponsors’ and cosponsors’ campaigns. FEC does not attribute them to this bill. A donation plus sponsorship does not establish why a politician acted.

DELOITTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$25,000

James E. Clyburn · Cosponsor · $5,000

Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $10,000

Richard E. Neal · Cosponsor · $10,000

The bill, briefly

Who reported lobbying on this bill?

Politicians behind the bill

James E. Clyburn

Zoe Lofgren

Bernard Sanders

Richard E. Neal

PAC donors to the listed sponsors

What happened after enactment?