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HR 7388 Passed a chamber

Requires the General Services Administration to hold open public meetings on alternative financing, such as public-private partnerships, for building, renovating, or preparing federal public buildings for disposal, and to report recommended methods and projects within 120 days.

Official title: Smart Space Act of 2026

Next stop Senate: awaiting action
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Introduced 05-FEB-2026
Referred 05-FEB-2026
Approved by committee 11-FEB-2026
Reported 20-MAR-2026
On the calendar 20-MAR-2026
Passed 24-MAR-2026
Senate
Received 25-MAR-2026
Key points
  • Requires the GSA Administrator to convene consultation meetings within 90 days of enactment with private real estate experts, federal real estate experts, and state experts where available.
  • Requires a report within 120 days recommending public-private partnership types and listing projects for those methods, sent to the President and House and Senate committees and posted publicly.
  • Limits recommended projects to core federal missions, consolidations out of underused space slated for sale, and standard office space reaching at least 60 percent utilization.
  • Requires GSA to post the process timeline online and report any delays directly to the President and Congress.
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Official CRS summary

Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Introduced in House" (05-FEB-2026); the text has changed since (Engrossed in House, 24-MAR-2026).

CRS is the Library of Congress's nonpartisan research office. Read it on congress.gov
Committee referrals (3) Policy area

Government Operations and Politics

Sponsor Eric Burlison (R-MO) Cosponsors · 0

No cosponsors.