Federal Facilities Protection and Oversight Act of 2025
Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill prohibits demolition, partial demolition, or substantial alteration of a public building in the District of Columbia without express authority of Congress. Any demolition also requires an approved and finalized construction plan for the site. Public building means federally suitable office or storage buildings and related grounds, approaches, and appurtenances used by federal agencies or mixed-ownership government corporations. Substantial alteration means a change affecting structural integrity, significantly changing historical character, or exceeding title 40 section 3307 thresholds. The bill amends the National Capital Planning Commission statute to cover substantial alterations and architectural integrity, and includes severability.
Who Benefits and How
Congress, historic preservation advocates, the National Capital Planning Commission, and the public benefit from direct oversight of demolition or major alteration of federal buildings in Washington, DC.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Federal property managers, General Services Administration building staff, executive branch agencies, redevelopment contractors, and federal courts must comply with congressional authorization, finalized construction plans, NCPC review, substantial-alteration definitions, and severability litigation.
Key Provisions
- Requires express congressional authority before demolition or substantial alteration of DC federal public buildings.
- Requires an approved and finalized construction plan before demolition proceeds.
- Adds substantial alterations and architectural integrity to National Capital Planning Commission review.
- Defines substantial alteration and preserves the rest of the act if one provision is invalidated.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Requires express congressional authority before federal public buildings in the District of Columbia may be demolished or substantially altered, and expands National Capital Planning Commission review to architectural integrity and substantial alterations.
Key Policy Areas
Government, Construction, Real Estate, State & Local Government
Primary Purpose
Requires express congressional authority before federal public buildings in the District of Columbia may be demolished or substantially altered, and expands National Capital Planning Commission review to architectural integrity and substantial alterations.
Policy Domains
Substantive provisions
Identified Gains
- Congress
- Historic preservation advocates
- National Capital Planning Commission
- General public
Identified Costs
- Federal property managers
- GSA building staff
- Executive branch agencies
- Redevelopment contractors
- Federal courts
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeReferred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and …
Ms. Stansbury (for herself and Mr. Morelle) introduced the following …
Referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and …
Introduced in House
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Congress, Federal courts, Federal property managers
Positive-direction: Congress, National Capital Planning Commission
Negative-direction: Federal property managers, GSA building staff
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
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