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S 2269 116th Congress Senate Government Operations and Politics Building construction District of Columbia Executive agency funding and structure Government buildings, facilities, and property Maryland Virginia

SWAMP Act

Introduced: July 25, 2019 Introduced by: Ernst, Joni Republican · Iowa See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Jul 25, 2019
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Strategic Withdrawal of Agencies for Meaningful Placement Act of 2019 or the SWAMP Act

This bill repeals the requirement that all offices attached to the seat of government be exercised in the District of Columbia, and not elsewhere. It 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 submit a proposal 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.

What's happening now July 25, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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