SWAMP Act

Senate Bill

S. 22

119th Congress

SWAMP Act

In Committee

Introduced:Jan 7, 2025

Primary Sponsor

Cynthia M. Lummis

Senator

Republican

WY

Cosponsors

0

Quick Stats

Policy Area

Government Operations and Politics

Summary

The SWAMP Act prohibits new construction, major renovation, or leasing for executive agency headquarters in the DC area. GSA must establish competitive bidding for states to propose relocating agency headquarters outside Washington.

Latest Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

AI Summary

Plain-English explanation of this bill

The SWAMP Act prohibits new construction, major renovation, or leasing for executive agency headquarters in the DC area. GSA must establish competitive bidding for states to propose relocating agency headquarters outside Washington.

Last updated: 1/5/2026

Official Summary

Congressional Research Service summary

Strategic Withdrawal of Agencies for Meaningful Placement Act or the SWAMP ActThis bill prohibits new construction, major renovation, leasing, or renewing a lease of certain executive agency headquarters in the District of Columbia metropolitan area and establishes a competitive bidding process for the relocation of such headquarters.The General Services Administration (GSA) must (1) establish a process to allow an executive agency to request the GSA to issue a solicitation for the relocation of its headquarters or allow the GSA to issue such a solicitation without a request, if necessary; (2) allow any state or political subdivision of a state to respond to a solicitation with a proposal for the relocation of the agency's headquarters; and (3) in consultation with the executive agency, select a state or political subdivision of a state for the relocation of the agency's headquarters using a competitive bidding procedure based on certain considerations.

Key Points

Main provisions of the bill

Prohibits new DC headquarters construction and leasing
Creates competitive bidding for agency relocation
Allows states to propose hosting agency headquarters
GSA manages solicitation and selection process
Aims to move federal agencies out of Washington

How This Impacts Americans

Potential effects on citizens and communities

Federal agencies would potentially relocate headquarters to states outside Washington, DC. Communities across the country could compete to host federal agencies, bringing jobs and economic activity to their regions.

Policy Areas

Primary Policy Area

Government Operations and Politics

Related Subjects

Building construction

District of Columbia

Executive agency funding and structure

Government buildings, facilities, and property

Maryland

Virginia

Scope & Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction Level

federal

Congressional Session

119th Congress

Citation Reference

22, 119th Congress (2025). "SWAMP Act". Source: Voter's Right Platform. https://votersright.org/bills/118-s-22