Drain the Swamp Act of 2021
Latest action · Oct 25, 2021 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.
- IntroducedOct 25, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Drain the Swamp Act of 2021
This bill repeals the requirement that all offices attached to the seat of the federal government be exercised in the District of Columbia, except as otherwise expressly provided by law.
Each executive agency, by September 30, 2022, must submit a plan for the relocation of its headquarters outside of the Washington metropolitan area. Such plan shall
- identify a location for a new headquarters;
- maximize any potential cost savings associated with the relocation;
- provide that, upon implementation of the plan, no more than 10% of agency employees are based in the Washington metropolitan area; and
- consider any potential national security implications of the relocation.
Each agency shall implement the plan by September 30, 2026.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 25, 2021Introduced in House
- Oct 25, 2021Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 1
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- Oct 25, 2021Introduced in House
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