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HR 514 · in committee · significant

SWAMP Act

What this bill does

  • This bill prevents federal agencies from building or leasing new headquarters in the DC area and requires competitive bidding to relocate them.
  • Federal agencies and state/local governments compete to host relocated agency headquarters.
  • The General Services Administration manages the relocation process with no specified budget or timeline.

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  1. 01

    How would requiring federal agencies to relocate from the DC area affect the efficiency of inter-agency coordination and oversight by Congress?

  2. 02

    Which federal agencies would benefit most from relocation, and what specific costs or savings would states and localities incur in competing to host them?

  3. 03

    What mechanisms would prevent the relocation process from becoming lengthy and expensive without a specified budget or timeline in the bill?

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Ashley Hinson

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Introduced 2025-01-17

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-01-17 · house · Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

  2. 2025-01-16 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

  3. 2025-01-16 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

  4. 2025-01-16 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  5. 2025-01-16 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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