Commission to Relocate the Federal Bureaucracy Act
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- senate
- president
Last progress January 3, 2025 (11 months ago)
Introduced on January 3, 2025 by Claudia Tenney
House Votes
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Last progress January 3, 2025 (11 months ago)
Introduced on January 3, 2025 by Claudia Tenney
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
This bill would set up a commission to study moving some federal agencies out of the Washington, D.C. area to other parts of the country. It applies only to non‑security agencies, which the President would decide, and it does not order any moves by itself. The commission would include top officials from several major departments and oversight offices. Their job is to look at where agencies could work well outside D.C. and report back to Congress with recommendations.
The commission must deliver its report within one year of the bill becoming law. When choosing places to recommend, it must consider cost of living, whether an area already has the needed roads, buildings, and land, whether local industries match the agency’s work, and whether a large share of the agency’s staff has worked remotely in the past five years. The bill defines the D.C. metro area as the District and nearby counties in Maryland and Virginia.