H.R. 7720 · 117th Congress · House

SWAMP Act

Active· Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Introduced
May 11, 22
Passed House
Pending
Passed Senate
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive Summary

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.

Action Timeline

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  1. MAY 12, 2022•Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

  2. MAY 11, 2022•IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  3. MAY 11, 2022•IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  4. MAY 11, 2022•IntroReferral

    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.

  5. MAY 11, 2022•IntroReferral

    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.

Committees

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Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee

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Referred: May 12, 2022

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Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

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Referred: May 11, 2022

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Oversight and Government Reform Committee

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Referred: May 11, 2022

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