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Rep. Perry, Scott [R-PA-10] · R–PA
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Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Discharged
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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Based on the full Introduced in House · 2026-09-08 text. This explanation has not received human editorial review. This overview describes the proposal’s major provisions; it does not establish what its real-world effects would be.
This bill would require officials to share data and reports with federal oversight bodies and clarify oversight of agencies that independently lease office space. It would also allow a particular federal building to be kept as temporary workspace during other federal building sales or major renovations, subject to cost limits and annual plans submitted to Congress.
The Director and Administrator shall provide to the Comptroller General of the United States all data and reports pursuant to this section, including subsections (c), (e), and (f).
The Director shall ensure all agencies with independent leasing authorities are notified of and comply with the requirements of this section.
The Administrator of General Services may retain the Federal building described in subsection (a) so long as such building is used as swing space to facilitate the sale or major renovation of other Federal buildings so long as— (1) the cost of retaining such building does not exceed any savings realized by the sale or major renovation of any other Federal building; and (2) the Administrator submits to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate annual plans for the use of such building.
The Director of the Office of Management and Budget and the Administrator shall provide all data and reports to the Board collected and produced pursuant to section 2302 of the Thomas R. Carper Water Resources Development Act of 2024 (40 U.S.C. 584 note).
Section 1 would name the bill the Strengthening Oversight in Public Buildings Act.
This Act may be cited as the Strengthening Oversight in Public Buildings Act.
Section 2 would require the Director and Administrator to give the Comptroller General all data and reports under section 2302 of the 2024 water resources law, expressly including its subsections (c), (e), and (f). The underlying reporting requirements are not reproduced in this bill.
Section 2302 of the Thomas R. Carper Water Resources Development Act of 2024 (40 U.S.C. 584 note) is amended by adding at the end the following: (i) GAO access to data The Director and Administrator shall provide to the Comptroller General of the United States all data and reports pursuant to this section, including subsections (c), (e), and (f).
Section 2 would revise the opening of the requirements for agencies with independent leasing authority to expressly cover any such agency, whether or not it is covered by section 901 of title 31. The remaining requirements of the amended paragraph are not supplied.
by striking the paragraph enumerator and all that follows through with independent leasing authorities and inserting the following: (5) (A) Requirements for Federal agencies with independent leasing authorities The head of any agency, regardless of whether the agency is covered by section 901 of title 31, United States Code, with independent leasing authorities
Within one year after enactment, the Director would have to give the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, and the Comptroller General a list of all agencies with independent authority to lease office space. The Director would also have to ensure that all agencies with independent leasing authority are notified of and comply with section 2302's requirements.
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of the Strengthening Oversight in Public Buildings Act, the Director shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate, and the Comptroller General of the United States a list of all agencies that have an independent leasing authority to procure office space.
The Director shall ensure all agencies with independent leasing authorities are notified of and comply with the requirements of this section.
Section 3 would let the Administrator of General Services retain the particular building referenced in section 2312(a) as temporary workspace, called “swing space,” to support sales or major renovations of other federal buildings. This would be discretionary and would create an exception to an existing deadline provision whose full text is not supplied.
in subsection (a) by striking Not later and inserting Except as provided in subsection (d), not later
The Administrator of General Services may retain the Federal building described in subsection (a) so long as such building is used as swing space to facilitate the sale or major renovation of other Federal buildings
The building-retention exception would apply only while the building serves that temporary-space purpose and the stated conditions are met. Retention costs could not exceed savings realized from another federal building's sale or major renovation, and the Administrator would have to submit annual use plans to the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee and the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. The proposed exception states no fixed expiration date.
The Administrator of General Services may retain the Federal building described in subsection (a) so long as such building is used as swing space to facilitate the sale or major renovation of other Federal buildings so long as— (1) the cost of retaining such building does not exceed any savings realized by the sale or major renovation of any other Federal building; and (2) the Administrator submits to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate annual plans for the use of such building.
Section 4 would replace December 31, 2026, with December 31, 2028, in section 10 of the Federal Assets Sale and Transfer Act. The supplied text does not reproduce section 10, so it does not establish what deadline or termination condition that date governs.
The Federal Assets Sale and Transfer Act (40 U.S.C. 1303 note) is amended— (1) in section 10 by striking December 31, 2026 and inserting December 31, 2028
Section 4 would require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget and the Administrator to give the Public Buildings Reform Board all data and reports collected and produced under section 2302 of the 2024 water resources law.
4. Public Buildings Reform Board
The Director of the Office of Management and Budget and the Administrator shall provide all data and reports to the Board collected and produced pursuant to section 2302 of the Thomas R. Carper Water Resources Development Act of 2024 (40 U.S.C. 584 note).
The supplied actions snapshot, updated September 29, 2026, records introduction and referral to the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on September 8, followed by subcommittee referral on September 9. It records subcommittee discharge, committee consideration, and an order to report the bill as amended by voice vote on September 15. This snapshot does not establish passage or enactment.
Source snapshot updated 2026-09-29T13:52:43Z. 2026-09-15: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. 2026-09-15: Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held 2026-09-15: Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Discharged 2026-09-09: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management. 2026-09-08: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. 2026-09-08: Introduced in House
A closer look
Reviewed version: Introduced in House · 2026-09-08. These findings describe provisions and who may benefit; they are not judgments of waste, corruption, or motive.
This review covers the supplied bill text. “None identified” does not rule out provisions in later versions or accompanying reports and disclosures.
Provisions outside the bill’s main subject, or policy changes attached to appropriations.
None identified in the reviewed text
No unrelated provision or policy change attached to appropriations was identified in the complete supplied introduced text. This conclusion is limited to that version and does not establish the contents or attachment history of other versions or accompanying materials.
Spending directed to particular recipients or places outside ordinary competitive or formula-based allocation.
None identified in the reviewed text
No congressionally directed spending for particular recipients or places was identified in the complete supplied introduced text. This conclusion is limited to that version; the source set does not establish formal earmark status in other versions or accompanying materials.
Narrow exceptions, exemptions, or preferential treatment that warrant a closer look.
Findings to examine
The introduced text contains a narrow, building-specific exception directly related to its federal property-management policy. Classification as a targeted exception is not a judgment about its merits.
Section 3 would give the Administrator of General Services special discretion to retain one statutorily referenced federal building as temporary workspace, creating an exception to the existing deadline provision. The exception requires use supporting other federal building sales or major renovations, a cost limit tied to realized savings, and annual plans submitted to two congressional committees. The supplied text does not identify the building or any private beneficiary.
in subsection (a) by striking Not later and inserting Except as provided in subsection (d), not later
The Administrator of General Services may retain the Federal building described in subsection (a) so long as such building is used as swing space to facilitate the sale or major renovation of other Federal buildings so long as— (1) the cost of retaining such building does not exceed any savings realized by the sale or major renovation of any other Federal building; and (2) the Administrator submits to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate annual plans for the use of such building.
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