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
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
- 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.
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- Transportation and Infrastructure Committee (House)
- Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee
- Environment and Public Works Committee (Senate)
Government Operations and Politics
No cosponsors.