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Summary
The bill directs the General Services Administration to convene consultation meetings with real estate experts within 90 days to identify alternative financing solutions, such as public-private partnerships, for federal building construction and renovation projects. Within 120 days, the GSA must submit recommendations to the President and Congress on alternative financing methods and provide a list of specific federal building projects suitable for such arrangements. The recommended projects must support core federal missions, result in consolidation or relocation out of costly or underutilized space, and meet minimum space utilization standards. The GSA must make its report and process information publicly available on its website and notify Congress of any delays. The bill requires meetings to be public and noticed, with transparency provisions ensuring congressional oversight of the initiative.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Burlison, Eric [R-MO-7] (R-MO)
Actions (15)
- Mar 25, 2026 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. · senate
- Mar 24, 2026 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. · house
- Mar 24, 2026 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2650) · house
- Mar 24, 2026 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
- Mar 24, 2026 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7388. · house
- Mar 24, 2026 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2650-2651) · house
- Mar 24, 2026 Mr. Taylor moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. · house
- Mar 20, 2026 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 483. · house
- Mar 20, 2026 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 119-562. · house
- Feb 11, 2026 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. · house
- Feb 11, 2026 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held · house
- Feb 11, 2026 Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Discharged · house
- Feb 5, 2026 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management. · house
- Feb 5, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. · house
- Feb 5, 2026 Introduced in House
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Full text
AN ACT
To direct the Administrator of General Services to convene consultation meetings to identify alternative financing solutions for the construction of new public buildings that will reduce costs to the Federal Government, 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 “Smart Space Act of 2026”.
SEC. 2. PROJECT RECOMMENDATIONS.
(a) Meetings and Consultations.—Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of General Services shall convene consultation meetings to identify alternative financing solutions for the construction or renovation of public buildings, or necessary work to prepare such buildings for disposal that will reduce costs to the Federal Government.
(b) Meetings.—In convening consultation meetings under subsection
(a), the Administrator shall include—
(1) experts related to private commercial real estate;
(2) experts related to Federal real estate; and
(3) if available, State, including the District of Columbia, real estate experts experienced with leveraging private financing for public buildings and facilities.
(c) Report and Recommendations.—Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the President—
(1) recommendations on types of public-private partnerships and alternative financing methods best suited for meeting the public building needs of the Federal Government; and
(2) a list of recommended projects related to public buildings for which such methods should be used with details on which methods and types of public-private partnerships are recommended for each project.
(d) Recommended Project List.—In submitting a list of recommended projects under subsection (c)(2), the Administrator shall submit projects that the Administrator determines—
(1) serve core missions of the Federal Government for which maintaining the functions in federally owned space over the long-term is critical;
(2) will result in either consolidations or relocations of Federal departments or agencies out of costly, inefficient, and underutilized space that the Administrator intends to sell or dispose of once vacated; and
(3) with respect to standard office space, will result in meeting a minimum building utilization of 60 percent or greater as defined in section 2302 of the Thomas R. Carper Water Resources Development Act of 2024 (40 U.S.C. 584 note).
(e) Transparency.—
(1) Report.—The Administrator shall submit the report under subsection (c) to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure in the House and the Committee on Environment and Public Works in the Senate and make such report publicly available on the website of the General Services Administration.
(2) Timeline.—The Administrator of General Services shall maintain on the website of the General Services Administration information on the process under this Act, including any timelines and milestones.
(3) Delays.—The Administrator shall report directly to the President and Congress any delays with respect to the timing and milestones described in paragraph (2).
(4) Meetings.—Meetings pursuant to subsection (a) shall be noticed and open to the public and shall not be subject to chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code.
(f) Definitions.—In this Act:
(1) Alternative financing; public-private partnership.—The terms “alternative financing” and “public-private partnership” may include—
(A) agreements that reflect an obligation by a non- Federal entity to design, build, finance, operate, and maintain an asset, or a combination thereof; and
(B) a ground-lease to a non-Federal party with a subsequent lease back of the improvements.
(2) Public building.—The term “public building” has the meaning given such term in section 3301 of title 40, United States Code.
Passed the House of Representatives March 24, 2026.
Attest:
Clerk. 119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7388
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