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    <item congress="118" measure-type="hr" measure-number="6261" measure-id="id118hr6261" originChamber="HOUSE" orig-publish-date="2023-11-07" update-date="2024-03-11">
        <title>Impact of Crime on Public Building Usage Act of 2023</title>
        <summary summary-id="id118hr6261v08" currentChamber="HOUSE" update-date="2024-03-11">
            <action-date>2024-03-06</action-date>
            <action-desc>Reported to House, Part I</action-desc>
            <summary-text><![CDATA[ <p><strong>Impact of Crime on Public Building Usage Act of 2023</strong></p> <p>This bill requires reports to Congress on the impact of crime and safety concerns on public building usage and associated costs.</p> <p>Specifically, the Government Accountability Office must conduct a review and report on, among other things</p> <ul> <li>the effects of increased crime rates and safety concerns, including the use of fentanyl and other drugs and homelessness, in urban areas on building usage for in-person work at federal buildings;</li> <li>the effects of low office utilization rates on safety around federal buildings; and</li> <li>any costs associated with safety issues impacting federal buildings.</li> </ul> <p>The Office of Inspector General of the General Services Administration must submit to Congress a report on the impacts on and costs associated with building operations related to crime and public safety in and around federal buildings.</p>]]></summary-text>
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        <summary summary-id="id118hr6261v00" currentChamber="HOUSE" update-date="2024-03-07">
            <action-date>2023-11-07</action-date>
            <action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
            <summary-text><![CDATA[ <p><strong>Impact of Crime on Public Building Usage Act of 2023</strong></p> <p>This bill requires reports to Congress on the impact of crime and safety concerns on public building usage and associated costs.</p> <p>Specifically, the Government Accountability Office must conduct a review and report on, among other things</p> <ul> <li>the effects of increased crime rates and safety concerns, including the use of fentanyl and other drugs and homelessness, in urban areas on building usage for in-person work at federal buildings;</li> <li>the effects of low office utilization rates on safety around federal buildings; and</li> <li>any costs associated with safety issues impacting federal buildings.</li> </ul> <p>The Office of Inspector General of the General Services Administration must submit to Congress a report on the impacts on and costs associated with building operations related to crime and public safety in and around federal buildings.</p>]]></summary-text>
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