To establish a competitive bidding process for the relocation of the headquarters of Executive agencies, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressHR-5403| House
| Updated: 3/23/2018
Luke Messer
Republican Representative
Indiana
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee, Oversight and Government Reform Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Strategic Withdrawal of Agencies for Meaningful Placement Act of 2018 or the SWAMP Act 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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Introduced in 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.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Government Operations and Politics
Building constructionDistrict of ColumbiaExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment buildings, facilities, and propertyMarylandVirginia
To establish a competitive bidding process for the relocation of the headquarters of Executive agencies, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressHR-5403| House
| Updated: 3/23/2018
Strategic Withdrawal of Agencies for Meaningful Placement Act of 2018 or the SWAMP Act 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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Introduced in 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.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Luke Messer
Republican Representative
Indiana
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee, Oversight and Government Reform Committee
Government Operations and Politics
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- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Building constructionDistrict of ColumbiaExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment buildings, facilities, and propertyMarylandVirginia