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DRAIN Act

USA116th CongressS-493| Senate 
| Updated: 2/14/2019
Todd Young

Todd Young

Republican Senator

Indiana

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Decentralize Regulatory Agencies, Include the Nation Act of 2019 or the DRAIN Act This bill requires the Office of Management and Budget and the General Services Administration to jointly develop and implement a plan for relocating nonsecurity agencies outside the National Capital region by the later of October 1, 2029, or the expiration date of the lease for the building in which the nonsecurity agency's headquarters is located. The bill exempts security agencies and nonsecurity agencies specifically exempted by the President from the relocation requirement. A security agency is an agency that receives the majority of its funding from appropriations provided for the Department of Defense, the Department of Homeland Security, or for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs.
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Timeline
Feb 14, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Feb 14, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
  • February 14, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 14, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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DRAIN Act

USA116th CongressS-493| Senate 
| Updated: 2/14/2019
Decentralize Regulatory Agencies, Include the Nation Act of 2019 or the DRAIN Act This bill requires the Office of Management and Budget and the General Services Administration to jointly develop and implement a plan for relocating nonsecurity agencies outside the National Capital region by the later of October 1, 2029, or the expiration date of the lease for the building in which the nonsecurity agency's headquarters is located. The bill exempts security agencies and nonsecurity agencies specifically exempted by the President from the relocation requirement. A security agency is an agency that receives the majority of its funding from appropriations provided for the Department of Defense, the Department of Homeland Security, or for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs.
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Timeline
Feb 14, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Feb 14, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
  • February 14, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 14, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Todd Young

Todd Young

Republican Senator

Indiana

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

Government Operations and Politics

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Executive agency funding and structureGovernment buildings, facilities, and propertyUnemployment