3.0.0 3614 2023-01-11T13:37:12Z 2023-01-11T13:37:12Z House HR 2017-07-28 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 128 (Friday, July 28, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. POLIQUIN:H.R. 3614.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 grants Congress the power to``regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among theseveral States''[Page H6580]]]> hsas00 Armed Services Committee House Standing hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee Referred to 2017-10-17T19:12:18Z Referred to 2017-07-28T13:02:40Z hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2017-07-28T13:02:35Z hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee House Standing Referred to 2017-07-28T13:02:30Z 2017-10-17 hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Committee 2017-07-28 Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Armed Services, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsas00 Armed Services Committee 2017-07-28 Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Armed Services, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2017-07-28 Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Armed Services, 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. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2017-07-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-07-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress P000611 Rep. Poliquin, Bruce [R-ME-2] Bruce Poliquin R ME 2 N Government Operations and Politics Government buildings, facilities, and property Inflation and prices Military personnel and dependents Social security and elderly assistance Veterans' pensions and compensation Government Operations and Politics 00 2017-07-28 Introduced in House 2017-11-09T21:35:26Z Guaranteed COLA Act

This bill directs the General Services Administration (GSA) to sell buildings owned by the federal government that are not utilized. GSA must identify all such buildings and sell them not later than five years after they have been identified. The bill exempts buildings that have been set aside for preservation or historic purposes.

The bill requires the net revenues from the sale of such buildings to be made available to increase the cost-of-living adjustments to: (1) social security retirement benefits, and (2) retirement benefits for members and former members of the Armed Forces.

]]> Guaranteed COLA Act Display Title Guaranteed COLA Act Official Title as Introduced To direct the Administrator of General Services to establish a program to sell Federal buildings that are not utilized to provide revenue for increases in Social Security benefits and military retirement pay, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Guaranteed COLA Act Introduced in House 2017-07-28T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr3614ih/xml/BILLS-115hr3614ih.xml 2017-10-17 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.