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LEGISLATION/H.R. 7388

Smart Space Act of 2026

119-HR-7388119th CongressIntroduced Feb 5, 2026Government Operations and Politics
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Introduced
Committee
Floor Vote
Other Chamber
Signed
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Sponsor

Rep. Burlison, Eric [R-MO-7](R-MO-7)

Summary

Smart Space Act of 2026

This bill requires the General Services Administration (GSA) to publish a recommended list of public building projects for which public-private partnerships and alternative financing methods should be used.

Under the bill, GSA must hold consultation meetings to identify alternative financing solutions for the construction, renovation, or preparation for disposal of public buildings that will reduce costs to the federal government. Such meetings must include experts in private commercial real estate and federal real estate. If available, state real estate experts with experience leveraging private financing for public buildings and facilities must also be included.

GSA must submit to the President and Congress, and publish on its website (1) recommendations on types of public-private partnerships and alternative financing methods best suited for meeting the federal government's public building needs, and (2) a list of recommended projects for which such methods should be used.

Projects included on the recommended projects list must meet certain criteria, including consolidating or relocating federal agencies out of costly, inefficient, and underutilized spaces that GSA intends to sell or dispose of once vacated.

Subjects

Congressional oversightGeneral Services AdministrationGovernment buildings, facilities, and propertyGovernment information and archivesInternet, web applications, social mediaPublic-private cooperation

Actions (17)

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Mar 25, 2026Senate
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Mar 24, 2026House floor actions
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2650)
Mar 24, 2026House floor actions
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Mar 24, 2026Library of Congress
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 7388.
Mar 24, 2026House floor actions
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2650-2651)
Mar 24, 2026House floor actions
Mr. Taylor moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Mar 24, 2026House floor actions
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 483.
Mar 20, 2026House floor actions
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 119-562.
Mar 20, 2026House floor actions
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 119-562.
Mar 20, 2026Library of Congress
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Feb 11, 2026House committee actions
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Feb 11, 2026House committee actions
Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Discharged
Feb 11, 2026House committee actions
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Feb 5, 2026House committee actions
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Feb 5, 2026House floor actions
Introduced in House
Feb 5, 2026Library of Congress
Introduced in House
Feb 5, 2026Library of Congress
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