US HB5403 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on March 22 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-03-23 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

SWAMP Act Strategic Withdrawal of Agencies for Meaningful Placement Act of 2018 This bill: (1) repeals the requirement that all offices attached to the seat of government be exercised in the District of Columbia, and not elsewhere; and (2) prohibits new construction or major renovation of certain executive agency headquarters in the Washington Metropolitan area. The General Services Administration (GSA) must: (1) establish a process to allow an executive agency to request GSA to issue a solicitation for the relocation of its headquarters; (2) allow any state to bid for the relocation of the agency's headquarters; and (3) in consultation with the executive agency, select a state for the relocation of the agency's headquarters using a competitive bidding procedure based on certain considerations.

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Title

SWAMP Act Strategic Withdrawal of Agencies for Meaningful Placement Act of 2018

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History

DateChamberAction
2018-03-23HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
2018-03-22HouseReferred 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.
2018-03-22HouseReferred 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.
2018-03-22HouseIntroduced in House

Same As/Similar To

HB4863 (Related) 2018-01-22 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
SB2592 (Same As) 2018-03-22 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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