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This bill, known as the "Drain the Swamp Act of 2025," requires the heads of executive agencies (government departments and agencies, excluding the Executive Office of the President) to relocate their headquarters outside of the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, which is defined as the District of Columbia, certain Maryland counties (Montgomery and Prince George's), and specific Virginia counties and cities (Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, Prince William, and Alexandria). By September 30, 2026, each agency must submit a detailed relocation plan to Congress that identifies a new headquarters location, maximizes potential cost savings, ensures that no more than 10 percent of agency employees remain in the D.C. metropolitan area, and considers potential national security implications. The Director of the Office of Management and Budget and the Administrator of General Services must certify the plan's compliance with these requirements. Agencies must then implement their relocation plans by September 30, 2030. The bill also repeals an existing law (Section 72 of title 4, United States Code) that may have previously governed agency headquarters locations.

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1460/all-info