S 23 · in committee · significant
DRAIN THE SWAMP Act
- government reform
What this bill does
- This bill requires federal agencies to relocate 30% of their Washington DC-area employees to other locations across the country.
- It affects federal workers based in DC headquarters and ends remote work arrangements for relocated and remaining DC-based employees, with limited exceptions.
- Agencies must submit relocation plans within 180 days and complete moves within one year; they must also sell or stop leasing 30% of headquarters office space within two years.
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Community Threads
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How might relocating 30% of federal workers from DC to other cities affect the cost of living and job markets in those receiving communities?
- 02
What types of federal employees or job functions could face the greatest challenges in relocating, and how might that impact agency operations?
- 03
If agencies must sell or lease less office space, where should that money be redirected, and who should decide how federal resources are reallocated?
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Sponsor · R-IA
Joni Ernst
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Introduced 2025-01-07
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Legislative timeline
2025-01-07 · senate · IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
2025-01-07 · IntroReferral
Introduced in Senate
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