# 117-hr-7615: LODGE Act

117-hr-7615, LODGE Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Moore, Blake D. [R-UT-1] (R-UT); status Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 499. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-7615
- Congress: 117
- Title: LODGE Act
- Status: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 499.
- Introduced: 2022-04-28
- Sponsor: Rep. Moore, Blake D. [R-UT-1] (R-UT)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Lodging Options Developed for Government Employees Act or the LODGE Act This bill expands the current authority of the Department of the Interior to enter into agreements with housing entities to provide rental housing for employees. The bill allows Interior to enter agreements with other federal agencies, state or local governments, tribal governments, or other public or private organizations to develop, construct, rehabilitate, or manage housing for rent to field employees and members of the public on public lands, including National Park System units; off public lands in the vicinity of system units; or on a combination of such lands. Interior may allow field employees and members of the public to occupy and lease project quarters. Field employees and members of the public shall be prohibited from subleasing housing established pursuant to this bill. To the maximum extent practicable, priority for occupancy in project quarters shall be given to field employees. Interior may allow partners in agreements to collect rents directly from housing occupants. The bill modifies the lease-to-build program to allow Interior to lease federal land and interests in land to qualified persons for the construction of field employee quarters for any period not to exceed 60 years (under current law not to exceed 50 years).

## Cosponsors (4)

- Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA), 2022-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1] (D-AZ), 2022-05-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4] (R-WA), 2022-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2022-12-07T00:00:00.000Z

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- 117-hr-3537: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act
- 117-hr-1842: Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act
- 117-hr-8876: Jackie Walorski Maternal and Child Home Visiting Reauthorization Act of 2022
- 117-hr-3173: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2022
- 117-hr-2748: Israel Relations Normalization Act of 2021
- 117-hr-1916: Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act

## Sources
- [117-hr-7615 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7615)

## Related
- [117-hr-3537: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3537)
- [117-hr-1842: Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1842)
- [117-hr-8876: Jackie Walorski Maternal and Child Home Visiting Reauthorization Act of 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-8876)
- [117-hr-3173: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3173)
- [117-hr-2748: Israel Relations Normalization Act of 2021](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-2748)
- [117-hr-1916: Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1916)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-7615 (as of 2025-11-18).