To amend the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 to authorize donation of surplus Federal law enforcement canines to their handlers.
Public Law 105-27 · H.R. 173 · 105th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Bill Clinton (D) on Jul 18, 1997 · Government Operations and Politics
Sponsor: Rep. Elton Gallegly (R-CA-23)
Cosponsors (14): Rep. Christopher Shays, Rep. Stephen Horn,
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateUnanimous consent
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Amends the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 to authorize Federal agency heads to donate, to an individual who has experience handling canines in the performance of law enforcement duties, surplus law enforcement canines determined to be no longer needed for official purposes.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Oversight and Accountability Committee · House · markup by, referred toSubcommittee: Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation Subcommittee
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 17 actions.
- Jul 18, 1997Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 105-27.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Jul 9, 1997PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Jun 27, 1997FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
- Jun 17, 1997CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
- Apr 17, 1997CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
- Apr 16, 1997FloorFloor · The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
- FloorFloor · Mr. Horn moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Mar 12, 1997CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Oversight and Government Reform Committee
- Mar 11, 1997CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation Subcommittee of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation Subcommittee of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee
- Jan 16, 1997CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Cybersecurity, Information Technology, and Government Innovation Subcommittee of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee
- Jan 7, 1997CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Oversight and Government Reform Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House
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Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.