A bill to establish a competitive bidding process for the relocation of the headquarters of Executive agencies, and for other purposes.
United States115th CongressS-2592Senate
Updated: Mar 22, 2018
Summary
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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Latest companion bill action
HR-5403: To establish a competitive bidding process for the relocation of the headquarters of Executive agencies, and for other purposes.Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
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