GSA to study new ways to pay for federal buildings.
H.R. 7388 — Smart Space Act of 2026 · Filed by Eric Burlison (R-MO) · Introduced Feb 5, 2026 · Passed chamber
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What it does
The bill tells the General Services Administration (GSA) to meet with real estate experts. They must find new ways to pay for federal buildings. The GSA must write a report in 120 days. The report lists buildings that could use new payment methods. The GSA must tell Congress about the plan and delays.
Who it affects
Taxpayers could pay less for federal buildings. Federal workers and the public use federal buildings. Private companies that build or manage buildings could get new business.
One thing to notice
Private companies could own federal buildings and lease them back to the government. The government would pay rent for many years instead of owning them.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
- Feb 5, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Feb 5, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works · Congress.gov: “Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management”
- Feb 11, 2026 — Markup held in committee · Congress.gov: “Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held”
- Feb 11, 2026 — Reported out of committee · Congress.gov: “Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote”
- Mar 24, 2026 — Passed the House · Congress.gov: “On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2650)”
- Mar 24, 2026 — Floor vote scheduled · Congress.gov: “Mr. Taylor moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- General Services Administration — The federal agency that buys, builds, and manages buildings for the government.
- report — A written document that explains what the GSA found and recommends.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (3,524 characters) on Jul 9, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,522 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-21.
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