A bill to amend title 40, United States Code, to prohibit the Administrator of General Services from constructing or acquiring public buildings or entering into leases based on the legality or availability of abortion, and for other purposes.

Bill: 118-s-2089
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS]
Introduced: 2023-06-21
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Abortion

Building construction

Government buildings, facilities, and property

Lease and rental services

Public contracts and procurement
Latest action: action_date: 2023-06-21
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-06-21
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p class="MsoNormal">This bill prohibits the General Services Administration (GSA) from considering the legality or availability of abortion when acquiring or constructing public buildings. Also, GSA may not consider the legality or availability of abortion when leasing federal buildings and property or when entering into lease agreements for the use of buildings by a federal agency.</p>

tv_txt: II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2089 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 21, 2023 Mr. Marshall (for himself, Mr. Tuberville , Mr. Scott of Florida , Mrs. Hyde-Smith , Mr. Cruz , Mrs. Blackburn , Mr. Hawley , and Mrs. Britt ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works A BILL To amend title 40, United States Code, to prohibit the Administrator of General Services from constructing or acquiring public buildings or entering into leases based on the legality or availability of abortion, and for other purposes.

1. Public building prohibitions based on legality or availability of abortion (a) Acquisition of buildings and sites Section 3304 of title 40, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a), by inserting (referred to in this section as the Administrator ) after Administrator of General Services ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (e) No consideration of legality or availability of abortion In acquiring a building or site under this section, the Administrator shall not consider the legality or availability of abortion. . (b) Construction and alteration of buildings Section 3305 of title 40, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) in paragraph (1), in the first sentence, by inserting (referred to in this section as the Administrator ) after Administrator of General Services ; and (B) by adding at the end the following: (4) No consideration of legality or availability of abortion In acquiring a site to construct a public building under paragraph (1), including through exchange, the Administrator shall not consider the legality or availability of abortion. ; and (2) in subsection (b)(1)(B), by striking section 3304(b)–(d) of this title and inserting subsections (b) through (e) of section 3304 . (c) Lease of buildings Section 1302 of title 40, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: The leasing of buildings and property of the Federal Government shall not be based on the consideration of the legality or availability of abortion. . (d) Lease agreements Section 585 of title 40, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(1), in the first sentence, by inserting (referred to in this section as the Administrator ) after Administrator of General Services ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (e) No consideration of legality or availability of abortion In entering into a lease agreement under this section, the Administrator shall not consider the legality or availability of abortion. .