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To require the head of each executive agency to relocate such agency outside of the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill would require all federal executive agencies to relocate their headquarters outside the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area by September 30, 2030. Agencies would need to submit relocation plans by September 30, 2026, identifying new headquarters locations that maximize cost savings and ensure no more than 10 percent of the agency's employees remain in the D.C. area after relocation. The bill defines the Washington metropolitan area to include D.C. and surrounding counties in Maryland and Virginia, and excludes the Executive Office of the President from the requirement.
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- Feb 21, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. · house
- Feb 21, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 21, 2025
Mr. Davidson introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
A BILL
To require the head of each executive agency to relocate such agency outside of the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Drain the Swamp Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. RELOCATION OF AGENCY HEADQUARTERS.
(a) Repeal of Headquarters Location Requirement.—Section 72 of title 4, United States Code, is repealed.
(b) Headquarters Relocation Plan.—
(1) In general.—Not later than September 30, 2026, the head of each executive agency shall develop and submit to Congress a plan for the relocation of the headquarters of that agency outside of the Washington metropolitan area.
(2) Requirements.—The plan described in paragraph (1) shall—
(A) identify a location for a new headquarters outside of the Washington metropolitan area;
(B) maximize any potential cost savings associated with the relocation;
(C) provide that, upon implementation of the plan, no more than 10 percent of the employees of the agency are based in the Washington metropolitan area; and
(D) consider any potential national security implications of the relocation.
(3) Certification.—Prior to the submission of a plan under paragraph (1), the Director of the Office of Management and Budget and the Administrator of General Services shall certify the compliance of the plan with the provisions of this section if the plan meets the requirements described in paragraph (2).
(4) Implementation.—Not later than September 30, 2030, the head of each executive agency shall implement the plan for such agency submitted under paragraph (1).
(c) Definitions.—For purposes of this section:
(1) Executive agency.—The term “executive agency” has the meaning given the term “Executive agency” in section 105 of title 5, United States Code, except that the term does not include the Executive Office of the President.
(2) Washington metropolitan area.—The term “Washington metropolitan area” means the geographic area located within the boundaries of—
(A) the District of Columbia;
(B) Montgomery and Prince George’s Counties in the State of Maryland; and
(C) Arlington, Fairfax, Loudon, and Prince William Counties and the City of Alexandria in the Commonwealth of Virginia. <all>
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