119th Congress

H.R. 514

SWAMP Act

Introduced
In committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law

Sponsor: Ashley Hinson(R-IA)
Introduced: Jan 16, 2025
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Committees: House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform; House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
Official text: Introduced in House · Congress.gov page

Cosponsors (1)

Original cosponsors (1)

Jared F. Golden (D-ME)

Summary

Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in House” version

Strategic Withdrawal of Agencies for Meaningful Placement Act or the SWAMP Act This bill prohibits new construction, major renovation, leasing, or renewing a lease of certain executive agency headquarters in the District of Columbia metropolitan area and establishes a competitive bidding process for the relocation of such headquarters. The General Services Administration (GSA) must (1) establish a process to allow an executive agency to request the GSA to issue a solicitation for the relocation of its headquarters or allow the GSA to issue such a solicitation without a request, if necessary; (2) allow any state or political subdivision of a state to respond to a solicitation with a proposal for the relocation of the agency's headquarters; and (3) in consultation with the executive agency, select a state or political subdivision of a state for the relocation of the agency's headquarters using a competitive bidding procedure based on certain considerations.

Roll-call votes

No recorded votes on this bill.

Actions

Jan 17, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Jan 16, 2025 · House
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.
Jan 16, 2025
Introduced in House