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H.R. 2112 115th Congress House

Federal Government Decentralization Commission Act

Official title: To establish a commission to study the relocation of select executive agencies or divisions of such agencies outside the Washington metropolitan area, to make … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To establish a commission to study the relocation of select executive agencies or divisions of such agencies outside the Washington metropolitan area, to make recommendations to Congress on appropriate findings, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 20, 2017 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Advisory bodiesCongressional oversightDistrict of ColumbiaEconomic development
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Executive agency funding and structureGeneral Services AdministrationGovernment buildings, facilities, and propertyGovernment studies and investigationsLand transfersMarylandPoverty and welfare assistanceVirginia
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Apr 21, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Apr 20, 2017
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.
Apr 20, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 21, 2017

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Federal Government Decentralization Commission Act

This bill establishes in the General Services Administration the Federal Government Decentralization Commission to study and submit a plan for the relocation of executive agencies or divisions of executive agencies outside the Washington metropolitan area.

The plan shall include:

  • an identification of such new locations, prioritized by relocation to low-income communities or to areas with expertise in the mission and goal of the agency or division;
  • a consideration of national security implications;
  • an economic and workforce development study on how the relocation would impact the new location; and
  • a list of potential site acquisitions and a partial prospectus for such agencies or divisions, including a brief description of the building to be constructed, altered, or leased, the location of the building, and an estimate of the maximum cost of the acquisition and the relocation.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1701 Reintroduced Bill Federal Government Decentralization Commission Act
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2112: Federal Government Decentralization Commission Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2112/
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"H.R. 2112: Federal Government Decentralization Commission Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2112/.
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H.R. 2112, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2112/.
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[H.R. 2112: Federal Government Decentralization Commission Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-2112/)
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