To require the head of each Executive agency to relocate 30 percent of the employees assigned to the headquarters of the Executive agency to duty stations outside the Washington metropolitan area, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill requires every federal Executive agency to relocate at least 30% of their Washington DC headquarters employees to regional offices outside the DC metropolitan area within one year. It also mandates a 30% reduction in federal headquarters office space and restricts full-time telework for most federal workers.
Who Benefits and How
- Regional communities and businesses benefit from an influx of federal workers and the economic activity they bring to areas outside Washington DC.
- Commercial real estate developers outside the DC area may see increased demand for office space as agencies expand regional offices.
- Rural communities are specifically prioritized for consideration when determining new employee locations.
- Taxpayers may benefit from reduced federal real estate costs in the expensive DC metro area and lower locality pay rates for relocated employees.
Who Bears the Burden and How
- Federal employees at headquarters face mandatory relocation, potential pay cuts (locality pay adjustments), and loss of full-time telework privileges, with limited ability to challenge these decisions.
- Washington DC area economy faces loss of federal workers and reduced federal office space, impacting local businesses, real estate, and tax revenues.
- Executive agency heads must comply with extensive reporting requirements to Congress and implement complex relocation logistics within tight timelines.
Key Provisions
- 30% of headquarters employees must be relocated to regional offices within 1 year
- Employee pay must be recalculated based on new location's locality pay (often lower than DC rates)
- Full-time telework is eliminated except for employees with ADA accommodations
- Agencies must reduce headquarters real estate by 30% within 2 years
- No relocation incentives may be paid to affected employees
- No private cause of action allowed to challenge relocation decisions
Evidence Chain:
This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers.
At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Requires Executive agencies to relocate 30% of their Washington DC headquarters employees to regional offices throughout the country, reduce headquarters office space by 30%, and restrict full-time telework for most federal employees.
Key Policy Areas
Government Operations, Federal Workforce, Real Estate
Primary Purpose
Requires Executive agencies to relocate 30% of their Washington DC headquarters employees to regional offices throughout the country, reduce headquarters office space by 30%, and restrict full-time telework for most federal employees.
Policy Domains
DRAIN THE SWAMP Act
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Regional communities outside DC
- Commercial real estate outside DC
- Rural areas
- Taxpayers
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Federal headquarters employees
- Washington DC metro economy
- Federal employees who telework full-time
- Executive agency administrators
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Bean of Florida introduced the following bill; which was …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Congressional oversight committees, Executive agencies implementing the Act, Executive agency budget and HR offices
Positive-direction: Congressional oversight committees, Executive agencies implementing the Act, Federal employees with ADA telework accommodations, National security agency employees (DOD, DHS, intelligence)
Negative-direction: Executive agency budget and HR offices, Executive agency leadership, Federal employees subject to relocation, Federal employees transitioning from telework to office, Federal employees who telework full-time, Federal headquarters employees and full-time teleworkers, Federal headquarters employees in Washington DC
Regional communities outside DC metro area, Washington DC metro area economy
Positive-direction: Regional communities outside DC metro area
Negative-direction: Washington DC metro area economy
Commercial real estate in rural and regional areas
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "director_omb"
- → Director of the Office of Management and Budget
- "head_of_executive_agency"
- → The head of each Executive agency
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
Has the meaning given in 5 U.S.C. 2105, but excludes national security personnel in DOD, DHS, DOE, intelligence agencies, and Executive Office of the President who would be excepted employees during appropriations lapses
An agency as defined in 5 U.S.C. 551 that is in the executive branch of the Government
An employee whose permanent duty station is at agency headquarters, OR an employee who teleworks full-time and whose pay is calculated based on the Washington metropolitan area rate
The geographic area to which the Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA pay locality applies
An employee authorized to telework for 100% of work days per pay period
Any area not designated as an urban area based on the most recent Census Bureau data
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