SWAMP Act
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Mar 22, 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.
What just happenedMar 22, 2018
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in SenateMar 22, 2018
- Mar 22, 2018IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee - Mar 22, 2018IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate