House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law
To direct the Administrator of General Services to sell the property known as the Webster School.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJul 17, 2023
- Committee actionJul 27, 2023
- Passed HouseDec 4, 2023 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 22, 2024 — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 405.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4688.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4688, a bill to direct the Administrator of General Services to sell the property known as the Webster School” on October 31, 2023. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on July 27, 2023”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, October 31, 2023 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/59718
- CBO publication date
- October 31, 2023
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4688, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/4688
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
2e764e9e7be98349497b27b7b75c89107b2d7789a62abe3698db448a9168f001
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4688, a bill to direct the Administrator of General Services to sell the property known as the Webster School” on October 31, 2023. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on July 27, 2023”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, October 31, 2023 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/59718
- CBO publication date
- October 31, 2023
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4688, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/4688
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
2e764e9e7be98349497b27b7b75c89107b2d7789a62abe3698db448a9168f001
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 4688, an act to direct the Administrator of General Services to sell the property known as the Webster School” on June 24, 2024. CBO’s description reads “As reported by the Senate Committee on the Environment and Public Works on May 22, 2024”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 24, 2024 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/60446
- CBO publication date
- June 24, 2024
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4688, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/4688
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
2e764e9e7be98349497b27b7b75c89107b2d7789a62abe3698db448a9168f001
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 118-276 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported May 22, 2024 ↗
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- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/118/HRPT/276
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4688, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/4688
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
2e764e9e7be98349497b27b7b75c89107b2d7789a62abe3698db448a9168f001
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. NORTON, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 122, July 17, 2023, Page H3641):clause 18 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution. The single subject of this legislation is: to direct the Administrator of the General Services Administration (GSA) to sell Lot 822 of Square 375 at 940 H Street Northwest, including the vacant Daniel Webster School, in downtown D.C. for fair market value and highest and best use.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 17, 2023 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 338 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 4688, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/4688
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
2e764e9e7be98349497b27b7b75c89107b2d7789a62abe3698db448a9168f001
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
1 cosponsor — 1 Republican
1 of 1 cosponsors (100%) are from the other party.
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 15, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.