S 4136 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

COST of Relocations Act

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jul 1, 2020 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 1, 2020
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. 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 3

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jul 1, 2020.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-MDBenjamin L. CardinOriginalJul 1, 2020
D-VAMark R. WarnerOriginalJul 1, 2020
D-VATim KaineOriginalJul 1, 2020

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jul 1, 2020Introduced in Senate
  2. Jul 1, 2020Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 7478COST of Relocations ActRelated billJul 1, 2020

Subjects

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Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jul 1, 2020Introduced in Senate

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