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SWAMP Act

USA116th CongressS-2269| Senate 
| Updated: 7/25/2019
Joni Ernst

Joni Ernst

Republican Senator

Iowa

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
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.
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Timeline
Jul 25, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Jul 25, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Nov 15, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-4775
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
  • July 25, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • July 25, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.


  • November 15, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-4775
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

Government Operations and Politics

Building constructionDistrict of ColumbiaExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment buildings, facilities, and propertyMarylandVirginia

SWAMP Act

USA116th CongressS-2269| Senate 
| Updated: 7/25/2019
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.
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Timeline
Jul 25, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Jul 25, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Nov 15, 2019

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 116-4775
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
  • July 25, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • July 25, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.


  • November 15, 2019

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 116-4775
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Joni Ernst

Joni Ernst

Republican Senator

Iowa

Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee

Government Operations and Politics

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Building constructionDistrict of ColumbiaExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment buildings, facilities, and propertyMarylandVirginia