COST of Relocations Act
Latest action · Jul 1, 2020 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJul 1, 2020
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Congressional Oversight to Secure Transparency of Relocations Act or the COST of Relocations Act
This bill requires a federal agency seeking to relocate more than 5% of its employees or more than 100 employees to conduct and make public a comprehensive cost-benefit analysis of the proposed change.
Specifically, the agency must conduct such analysis and submit it to the agency's office of inspector general for review and submission to Congress.
The report must include, among other things
- the anticipated outcomes and improvements that will result from the proposed relocation,
- the metrics for measuring whether the proposed relocation results in the anticipated outcomes and improvements,
- a timeline of past and future engagements with stakeholders regarding the proposed relocation,
- a comprehensive strategy for accomplishing the proposed relocation, and
- an assessment of the short- and long-term effects of the proposed relocation on the agency's mission.
Cosponsors 17
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 1, 2020 to Sep 22, 2020, with 11 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MD | Anthony G. Brown | Original | Jul 1, 2020 |
| D-MD | David J. Trone | Original | Jul 1, 2020 |
| D-VA | Donald S. Beyer, Jr. | Original | Jul 1, 2020 |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Original | Jul 1, 2020 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Jul 1, 2020 |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Original | Jul 1, 2020 |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Original | Jul 1, 2020 |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Original | Jul 1, 2020 |
| D-CA | Jerry McNerney | Original | Jul 1, 2020 |
| D-MD | John P. Sarbanes | Original | Jul 1, 2020 |
| D-PA | Madeleine Dean | Original | Jul 1, 2020 |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Jul 9, 2020 | |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Jul 9, 2020 | |
| D-IL | Bill Foster | Jul 27, 2020 | |
| D-IL | Jesús G. "Chuy" García | Sep 14, 2020 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 1, 2020Introduced in House
- Jul 1, 2020Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 4136 | COST of Relocations Act | Related bill | Jul 1, 2020 |
Subjects
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- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Congressional oversight
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Government buildings, facilities, and property
- Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
- Government information and archives
- Government Operations and Politics
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Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 1, 2020Introduced in House
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