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Introduced February 21, 2025 by Warren Davidson · Last progress February 21, 2025
The bill aims to spread federal jobs and cut long‑run operating costs by moving agencies out of D.C., trading off potential taxpayer savings and regional economic benefits against workforce disruption, short‑term relocation costs, lost D.C. revenues, and possible risks to agency coordination and national security.
Rural communities and local governments will gain new federal jobs and related economic activity as agencies relocate outside the Washington, D.C. area.
Taxpayers could see lower long‑run federal real estate and operating costs because agencies are required to maximize cost savings when relocating.
Local governments and communities nationwide will get a more geographically diverse federal presence, reducing D.C. concentration and supporting regional development.
Federal employees and national security operations may face reduced coordination and operational risks if agencies with security functions are moved away from D.C.
Federal employees will experience career and commuting disruption, and some may be forced to relocate or leave government service, harming workforce continuity.
Short‑term relocation costs (moves, new leases, and transition redundancies) could offset anticipated savings and temporarily increase the burden on taxpayers.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Requires most executive agencies to plan and complete relocation of their headquarters outside the Washington metropolitan area by 2030, with plans due to Congress by Sept 30, 2026.
Requires heads of most executive agencies to develop and submit to Congress a plan to move their agency headquarters out of the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area by September 30, 2026, and to complete the relocation by September 30, 2030. Plans must identify a new location outside the Washington metro area, maximize cost savings, ensure no more than 10% of agency employees remain in the Washington metro area after implementation, and consider national security implications; OMB and GSA must certify plan compliance before submission. The bill also repeals 4 U.S.C. §72.