H.R. 7388 Passed the House Government Operations and Politics

Smart Space Act of 2026

To direct the Administrator of General Services to convene consultation meetings to identify alternative financing solutions for the construction of new public buildings that will reduce costs to the Federal Government, and for other purposes.

  1. Introduced
  2. Committee
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To President
  6. Became law
Sponsor Rep. Burlison, Eric [R-MO-7] Introduced February 5, 2026 Cosponsors 0 Latest action March 25, 2026

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.

Summary by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

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Actions

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

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