S 2269 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

SWAMP Act

Introduced Jul 25, 2019 Originated Senate Sponsor Joni Ernst R-IA

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jul 25, 2019 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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.

  1. IntroducedJul 25, 2019
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Strategic Withdrawal of Agencies for Meaningful Placement Act of 2019 or the SWAMP Act

This bill repeals the requirement that all offices attached to the seat of government be exercised in the District of Columbia, and not elsewhere. It 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 submit 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.

Cosponsors

Members who signed on, in the order they did.

No cosponsors are on file for this measure.

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jul 25, 2019Introduced in Senate
  2. Jul 25, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.

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  1. Jul 25, 2019Introduced in Senate

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