Drain the Swamp Act of 2025

The Drain the Swamp Act of 2025 would require the head of every executive federal agency (excluding the President’s immediate staff office) to relocate the agency’s headquarters to a location outside the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. It repeals the current legal requirement tied to headquarters location and instead mandates each agency to develop and submit a relocation plan to Congress by September 30, 2026. The plan must identify a new headquarters site, maximize potential cost savings, ensure that no more than 10% of the agency’s employees are based in the Washington area after relocation, and consider any national security implications. The plan must be certified for compliance by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the Administrator of the General Services Administration (GSA) before it is submitted to Congress, and agencies must implement their plan by September 30, 2030. The bill defines what counts as the Washington metropolitan area and who qualifies as an “executive agency.” The bill was introduced in the House by Representative Davidson and referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. If enacted, it would trigger a broad nationwide shift of agency headquarters away from the current DC-centered location, with a strong emphasis on cost savings and security considerations, and with a multi-year timeline for planning and implementation.