3.0.0 826 2023-01-11T13:35:01Z 2023-01-11T13:35:01Z House HR 2017-02-02 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 18 (Thursday, February 2, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. DAVIDSON:H.R. 826.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8:The Congress shall have Power . . .Clause 17: To exercise exclusive Legislation in all Caseswhatsoever, over such District (not exceeding ten Milessquare) as may, by Cession of particular States, and theAcceptance of Congress, become the Seat of the Government ofthe United States, and to exercise like Authority over allPlaces purchased by the Consent of the Legislatue of theState in which the Same shall be, for the Erection of Forts,Magazines, Arsenalsm dock-yards, and other needful Buildings;AndClause 18: To make all Laws which shall be necessary andproper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers, andall other Powers vested by this Constitution in theGovernment of the United States, or in any Department orOfficer thereof.[Page H946]]]> hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee House Standing Referred to 2017-02-02T15:00:10Z 2017-02-02 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2017-02-02 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-02-02 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress D000626 Rep. Davidson, Warren [R-OH-8] Warren Davidson R OH 8 N B001305 Rep. Budd, Ted [R-NC-13] Ted Budd R NC 13 2017-02-02 True R000592 Rep. Rokita, Todd [R-IN-4] Todd Rokita R IN 4 2017-06-06 False T000467 Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-5] Glenn Thompson R PA 5 2017-10-12 False Government Operations and Politics Congressional oversight District of Columbia Executive agency funding and structure Government buildings, facilities, and property Maryland Virginia Government Operations and Politics 00 2017-02-02 Introduced in House 2017-07-08T15:14:20Z Drain the Swamp Act of 2017

This bill repeals the requirement that all offices attached to the seat of the federal government be exercised in the District of Columbia, except as otherwise expressly provided by law.

Each executive agency, by September 30, 2018, must submit a plan for the relocation of its headquarters outside of the Washington metropolitan area. Such plan shall:

  • identify a location for a new headquarters;
  • maximize any potential cost savings associated with the relocation;
  • provide that, upon implementation of the plan, no more than 10% of agency employees are based in the Washington metropolitan area; and
  • consider any potential national security implications of the relocation.

Each agency shall implement the plan by September 30, 2023.

]]> Drain the Swamp Act of 2017 Display Title Drain the Swamp Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced To require the head of each executive agency to relocate such agency outside of the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Drain the Swamp Act of 2017 Introduced in House 2017-02-02T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr826ih/xml/BILLS-115hr826ih.xml 2017-02-02 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.