What This Bill Does · Plain English
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This bill requires the General Services Administration to annually report to Congress on the state of the Public Building Service's real estate portfolio for the previous calendar year. (The Public Building Service acquires, manages, and disposes of space on behalf of more than 100 federal agencies. Currently, it owns or leases 359 million square feet in more than 8,500 buildings.) The report must include certain information about the portfolio, including the number of buildings owned, completed new construction, top customers, and the total number of leased spaces.
Action Timeline
2026-03-25
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
2026-03-24
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
2026-03-24
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2026-03-24
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2648)
2026-03-24
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6480.
2026-03-24
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2648-2649)
2026-03-24
Mr. Taylor moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
2026-03-16
Reported by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 119-545.
2026-03-16
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 468.
2026-03-16
Reported by the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 119-545.
Frequently Asked Questions
Did HR.6480 pass?
HR.6480 is still alive. Current stage: PASSED_ONE. Pass likelihood: pending.
What does HR.6480 do?
This bill requires the General Services Administration to annually report to Congress on the state of the Public Building Service's real estate portfolio for the previous calendar year. (The Public Building Service acquires, manages, and disposes of space on behalf of more than 100 federal agencies. Currently, it owns or leases 359 million square feet in more than 8,500 buildings.) The report must include certain information about the portfolio, including the number of buildings owned, completed new construction, top customers, and the total number of leased spaces.
Who sponsored HR.6480?
HR.6480 was sponsored by Greg Stanton (D-Arizona).
Full Bill Text
119 HR 6480 EH: To direct the Administrator of General Services to submit a report to Congress on the state of the real estate portfolio of the Public Building Service, and for other purposes. U.S. House of Representatives text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. IB 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 6480 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To direct the Administrator of General Services to submit a report to Congress on the state of the real estate portfolio of the Public Building Service, and for other purposes. 1. Report on state of real estate portfolio of GSA (a) In general Not later than January 31 of each year, the Administrator of General Services shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report on the state of the real estate portfolio of the Public Building Service for the previous calendar year. (b) Contents The report under subsection (a) shall include, with respect to the real estate portfolio of the Public Building Service— (1) the number of leases signed; (2) the number of leases terminated; (3) the total number of leased spaces; (4) the amount of square footage leased; (5) the amount of square footage occupied; (6) the amount of vacant leased space; (7) the number of buildings owned; (8) top customers by square feet and annual rent; (9) completed new construction, major repair and alteration projects; (10) financial indicators that measure and analyze space utilization, operating costs per square foot, cost-avoidance due to building disposals and lease terminations, and deferred maintenance liabilities; (11) which, if any, Federal buildings were disposed of by the Office of Real Property Disposition of the General Services Administration; and (12) General Services Administration and tenant agency plans for relocating Federal agencies housed in federally owned space that the General Services Administration plans to dispose of and leased space that the General Services Administration has not renewed, including how the relocations will be paid for and whether or not the agency tenant requested the relocations. Passed the House of Representatives March 24, 2026. Kevin F. McCumber, Clerk.
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