Will push for more efficient disposal of surplus federal property and conveyance of unneeded federal buildings to local governments when appropriate.

Should you require any additional authority from Congress to address these concerns, I urge you to notify me as soon as possible. I would also welcome any technical assistance you could provide to Congress to correct statutory issues that may have contributed to this problem.

Hill signals willingness to work with GSA and Congress to fix statutory issues so surplus property can be disposed of more efficiently and conveyed appropriately.

RELEASE: REP. HILL CALLS OUT GSA FOR WASTING MILLIONS ON UNUSED FEDERAL PROPERTY | U.S. Congressman French Hill
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Rep. Hill said, “I have been trying to have the USFS convey a property to Perry County, Arkansas for years. The long-vacant building would be a big valuable asset for the community, including as a meeting space for 4-H and put to good use for youth programs, agricultural education, and local conservation efforts. This has been an incredibly long, difficult, and frustrating process and one that is completely unnecessary and should not require an Act of Congress.”

Hill publicly reiterated his push for efficient disposal/conveyance of unneeded federal property and described a specific local conveyance effort as ongoing and difficult, which supports active effort but not delivery within the lookback window.

unresolved same_term A for effort

RELEASE: REP. HILL CALLS OUT GSA FOR WASTING MILLIONS ON UNUSED FEDERAL PROPERTY | U.S. Congressman French Hill
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Sponsor: Rep. Hill, J. French [R-AR-2] (Introduced 05/05/2025). Latest Action: Senate - 12/16/2025 Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 295. Tracker: Tip | This bill has the status Passed House.

Hill introduced and advanced a concrete conveyance bill through the House and into the Senate, a serious legislative action toward the claimed goal. It shows effort and partial delivery, but not enactment or an actual transfer by the as-of date.

partial same_term A for effort

Actions - H.R.3187 - 119th Congress (2025-2026): To require the Secretary of Agriculture to convey a parcel of property of the Forest Service to Perry County, Arkansas, and for other purposes.
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Today, Congressman French Hill (AR-02) has introduced legislation to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey a vacant U.S. Forest Service building and its surrounding land in Perryville, Arkansas, to Perry County.

This is the clearest concrete action matching the promise: Hill introduced legislation to convey vacant federal property to a local government for community use. It supports serious effort, but by itself does not prove the conveyance occurred.

partial same_term A for effort

Rep. Hill Fights to Turn Vacant Federal Building into Community Space in Perry County
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H.R. 3187, introduced by U.S. French Hill (R-Ark.), directs the Secretary of Agriculture to transfer a vacant U.S.Forest Service building and 0.81 acres of surrounding land in Perryville, Ark., to Perry County to meet local community needs.

Committee materials confirm the bill’s purpose was a local-government conveyance of unneeded federal property and that the measure was actively considered in committee, supporting partial delivery/effort rather than completed delivery.

partial same_term A for effort

Committee on Natural Resources
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H.R. 3187 directs the Secretary of Agriculture to convey this building and its surrounding land to Perry County. ... On July 15, 2025, the Committee on Natural Resources met to consider the bill... the bill, as amended, was ordered favorably reported to the House of Representatives by unanimous consent.

The committee report shows the House committee approved the measure to convey vacant federal property to Perry County, which is a concrete step toward the promise but still short of actual disposal/conveyance.

partial same_term A for effort

H. Rept. 119-292 - TO REQUIRE THE SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE TO CONVEY A PARCEL OF PROPERTY OF THE FOREST SERVICE TO PERRY COUNTY, ARKANSAS, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
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The conveyance would be subject to existing rights and environmental safeguards and would be made without cost to the county, other than administrative and survey-related expenses, which Perry County would cover. ... Mr. HILL of Arkansas. ... I rise in support of my bill, H.R. 3187.

Floor debate demonstrates Hill’s active push to move the conveyance through Congress. It supports effort and partial progress, but does not establish completion of the transfer.

partial same_term A for effort

Congressional Record — House, December 15, 2025
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H.R. 3187.— To require the Secretary of Agriculture to convey a parcel of property of the Forest Service to Perry County, Arkansas, and for other purposes. ... Passed House amended Dec. 15, 2025; Roll No. 336: 388–0. Received in Senate and ordered placed on the calendar Dec. 16, 2025.

The bill history confirms House passage and Senate receipt, but no final enactment or completed conveyance. This is strong evidence of effort, not delivery.

partial same_term A for effort

History of Bills and Resolutions
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When no federal agencies need real property, it is determined to be surplus and may be made available for other uses through public benefit conveyances, including homeless use, negotiated sales, or public sales, based on GSA’s determination of the property’s highest and best use.

This confirms the general federal disposal/conveyance framework Hill is criticizing and seeking to use. It provides context for the promise, but no case-specific evidence of a successful disposal within the lookback period.

unresolved unknown

How to purchase surplus property
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