The record

LegislationLegislation· Jan 2025
HR 189 Passed House — in Senate

Sponsored by Eleanor Holmes Norton (D)

Securities and Exchange Commission Real Estate Leasing Authority Revocation Act

Transfers SEC office-leasing authority from the SEC to the General Services Administration.

Tradeoff

Removes the SEC's independent power to lease office space, routing all future SEC leases through the federal General Services Administration instead. Also directs the Government Accountability Office to review federal agencies' independent leasing authorities.

What's in it

See official bill text

Passed the House by on January 13, 2025 — sitting in the Senate.

  1. House

    Introduced

    (Jan 3, 2025)

  2. House

    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure(Jan 3, 2025)

  3. House

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Jan 13, 2025)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  4. Senate

    Received from the House

    on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs(Jan 14, 2025)