118th Congress Government Operations and Politics
H.R. 6260: FOCUS Act
Passed House
- Introduced (completed)
- Passed House (completed)
- Passed Senate (not reached)
- To the President (not reached)
- Became law (not reached)
Summary
Federal Oversight of Construction Use and Safety Act or FOCUS Act
This bill requires the General Services Administration (GSA) to limit scope or size escalations for public building projects. GSA must also report to Congress on certain project scope and cost changes, public safety, and utilization of public buildings.
Specifically, GSA must not allow the scope or size of a project to increase or decrease by more than 10% without congressional approval.
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GSA must report (1) when the estimated maximum cost increases by more than 5%, (2) when the scope or size of a project increases or decreases by more than 5%, (3) any safety incidents as a result of criminal or other activity impacting public safety in and around public buildings, and (4) public building utilization rates and locations of tenant agency activities near such buildings.
GSA must notify Congress upon accomplishing certain milestones for all congressionally approved projects.
GSA must also share space utilization information among federal agencies to coordinate consolidation and sharing of facilities.
The bill also requires the Government Accountability Office to review and report on special use spaces (e.g., conference centers and fitness centers) in federal buildings to determine levels of utilization, opportunities for sharing, and other efficiencies.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Roll calls
No roll call votes have been held on this bill.
Amendments
No amendments were offered to this bill.
Cosponsors
- Michael Lawler R-NY
Who scored on this bill
- 1Lori Chavez-DeRemer SponsorIntroduced, reported, passed House3 events+50
- 2Michael LawlerCosponsored; cosponsored bill passed2 events+4
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History
- Passed the House by voice vote.
- Introduced in the House by Lori Chavez-DeRemer.
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- Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
- Mr. Johnson (SD) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1209-1211)
- DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6260.
- Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1209-1210)
- On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1209-1210)
- Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 118-410.
- Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 337.
- Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Discharged
- Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
- Introduced in House
- Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.