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HR 7388 119th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Congressional oversight General Services Administration Government buildings, facilities, and property Government information and archives Internet, web applications, social media Public-private cooperation

Smart Space Act of 2026

Introduced: February 5, 2026 Introduced by: Burlison, Eric Republican · Missouri See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 15 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 25, 2026
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Mar 24, 2026
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Mar 24, 2026
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2650)
Mar 24, 2026
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Mar 24, 2026
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7388.
Mar 24, 2026
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2650-2651)
Mar 24, 2026
Mr. Taylor moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Mar 20, 2026
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 483.
Mar 20, 2026
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 119-562.
Feb 11, 2026
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Feb 11, 2026
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Feb 11, 2026
Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Discharged
Feb 5, 2026
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Feb 5, 2026
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Feb 5, 2026
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Smart Space Act of 2026

This bill requires the General Services Administration (GSA) to publish a recommended list of public building projects for which public-private partnerships and alternative financing methods should be used.

Under the bill, GSA must hold consultation meetings to identify alternative financing solutions for the construction, renovation, or preparation for disposal of public buildings that will reduce costs to the federal government. Such meetings must include experts in private commercial real estate and federal real estate. If available, state real estate experts with experience leveraging private financing for public buildings and facilities must also be included.

GSA must submit to the President and Congress, and publish on its website (1) recommendations on types of public-private partnerships and alternative financing methods best suited for meeting the federal government's public building needs, and (2) a list of recommended projects for which such methods should be used.

Projects included on the recommended projects list must meet certain criteria, including consolidating or relocating federal agencies out of costly, inefficient, and underutilized spaces that GSA intends to sell or dispose of once vacated.

What's happening now March 25, 2026

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

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