119-HR-6480 Journalist Public Summary
Requires the General Services Administration to send Congress a detailed annual report on federal buildings and leases—covering usage, vacancies, costs, disposals, and planned moves—to improve oversight; introduced Dec. 4, 2025, advanced by committee and placed on the House Union Calendar on Mar. 16, 2026; awaiting House floor action.
Headline Summary
A transparency and oversight bill: it makes the General Services Administration deliver a yearly, plain-English accounting of what federal office space it owns or rents, how much is used or sitting empty, and what it all costs.
What It Does
The bill requires the GSA Administrator to submit, by January 31 each year, a report to the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on the Public Buildings Service’s real‑estate portfolio for the prior calendar year. The report must cover: leases signed and terminated; total leased spaces; square footage leased, occupied, and vacant; number of federally owned buildings; top tenant agencies by space and rent; completed construction and major repair projects; key financial indicators (space utilization, operating costs per square foot, savings from disposals and terminations, and deferred maintenance); properties disposed of; and relocation plans for agencies in buildings slated for disposal or in leases not renewed, including how moves will be paid for and whether tenants requested them. In short, it creates an annual dashboard so Congress can spot waste, right‑size space, and plan relocations more carefully.
Who’s For It
- Rep. Greg Stanton (D‑AZ), sponsor (introduced December 4, 2025).
- Rep. Scott Perry (R‑PA), additional sponsor (added March 16, 2026).
- House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, which advanced the bill by voice vote on December 18, 2025 and reported it on March 16, 2026. Supporters generally argue standardized reporting improves oversight, transparency, and cost control.
Who’s Against It
- No formal or recorded opposition appears in the official actions to date.
- Potential concerns some may raise: added administrative workload for GSA; risk of sensitive operational details; and the possibility that reporting alone won’t fix long‑term problems like deferred maintenance or chronic under‑utilization without follow‑on policy changes or funding.
What’s Next
As of March 16, 2026, the bill was reported by the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee (H. Rept. 119‑545) and placed on the Union Calendar (No. 468). Next likely step: House floor debate and vote. If it passes the House, it moves to the Senate; passage by both chambers would send it to the President for signature or veto.
Tone
Neutral, plain‑language overview aimed at non‑experts; explains what the bill does, who backs it, possible concerns, and where it stands—without taking a side.
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