HR 7720 · 117th Congress · Government Operations and Politics

SWAMP Act

Introduced 2022-05-11· Sponsored by Rep. Johnson, Bill [R-OH-6]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.(2022-05-12)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] 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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