Congressional Approval for Disposal of Historic Federal Property (HR2046)
Current understanding
HR2046 would require congressional approval before the federal government can sell, dispose of, declare excess or surplus, transfer, or convey federal property with historical significance. The bill adds a legislative check to executive-branch property disposition decisions for properties deemed historically significant, but does not itself define the significance threshold or specify the approval mechanism. Status: introduced.
Evidence log
- 2026-05-19 — Julius Rosenwald and Rosenwald Schools National Historical Park Act: cross-connection with julius-rosenwald-rosenwald-schools-national-historical-park: Both concern federal treatment of historically significant properties — one designates new historic park units while the other constrains disposal of existing historic federal property. (novelty: 3)
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Contributing findings
To require congressional approval before the sale, disposal, declaration of excess or surplus, transfer, or conveyance of Federal property with historical significance, and for other purposes.
11-mar-2025
novelty 2
per-area 2
introduces