SWAMP Act
USA117th CongressHR-7720| House
| Updated: 5/12/2022
Bill Johnson
Republican Representative
Ohio
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 2022 or the SWAMP Act This bill prohibits new construction or major renovation 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 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 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 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
SWAMP Act
USA117th CongressHR-7720| House
| Updated: 5/12/2022
Strategic Withdrawal of Agencies for Meaningful Placement Act of 2022 or the SWAMP Act This bill prohibits new construction or major renovation 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 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 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 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.
Bill Johnson
Republican Representative
Ohio
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee, Oversight and Government Reform Committee
Government Operations and Politics
Related Bills
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Building constructionDistrict of ColumbiaExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment buildings, facilities, and propertyMarylandVirginia