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119th Congress Government Operations and Politics

S. 22: SWAMP Act

Introduced

  1. Introduced (completed)Jan 7, 2025
  2. Passed Senate (not reached)
  3. Passed House (not reached)
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Summary

Introduced in Senate, Jan 7, 2025

This bill prohibits new construction, major renovation, leasing, or renewing a lease of certain executive agency headquarters in the District of Columbia metropolitan area and establishes a competitive bidding process for the relocation of such headquarters.

The General Services Administration (GSA) must (1) establish a process to allow an executive agency to request the GSA to issue a solicitation for the relocation of its headquarters or allow the GSA to issue such a solicitation without a request, if necessary; (2) allow any state or political subdivision of a state to respond to a solicitation with a proposal for the relocation of the agency's headquarters; and (3) in consultation with the executive agency, select a state or political subdivision of a state for the relocation of the agency's headquarters using a competitive bidding procedure based on certain considerations.

Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

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History

  1. Jan 7, 2025Introduced in the Senate by Joni Ernst.
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  1. Jan 7, 2025Introduced in Senate
  2. Jan 7, 2025Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.