H.R. 6480 (119th)Bill Overview

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.

Government Operations and Politics|Congressional oversightGovernment buildings, facilities, and property
Cosponsors
Support
Democratic
Introduced
Dec 4, 2025
Discussions
Bill Text
Current stageCommittee

Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

Introduced
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Floor
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01 · The brief
Plain-English summaryWhat this bill actually does

The bill requires the Administrator of General Services to submit an annual report to two congressional committees on the Public Building Service real estate portfolio. The report, due by January 31 each year, must contain data on leases, owned buildings, vacancy, square footage, tenants, construction and repair projects, financial indicators, disposals, and relocation plans and funding for displaced agencies.

Why people may split

Liberals worry report could enable disposals harming communities and workers

Watch point

Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a well-scoped and specific reporting mandate that clearly assigns responsibility and enumerates required data elements, but it omits practical implementation details such as funding, standardized definitions, submission format, and enforcement mechanisms.

The bill requires the Administrator of General Services to submit an annual report to two congressional committees on the Public Building Service real estate portfolio.

The report, due by January 31 each year, must contain data on leases, owned buildings, vacancy, square footage, tenants, construction and repair projects, financial indicators, disposals, and relocation plans and funding for displaced agencies.

Passage70/100

Technocratic reporting requirement with low cost and controversy tends to have a strong chance, barring procedural obstacles.

CredibilityPartially aligned

Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a well-scoped and specific reporting mandate that clearly assigns responsibility and enumerates required data elements, but it omits practical implementation details such as funding, standardized definitions, submission format, and enforcement mechanisms.

Contention30/100

Liberals worry report could enable disposals harming communities and workers

02 · What it does

Who stands to gain, and who may push back.

Likely benefits vs burdens50% / 50%
Federal agenciesLikely burdened

These are examples from the analysis, not a ranked list of the most-affected groups.

Likely helped
  • Federal agenciesIncreases transparency about federal real estate holdings and annual changes.
  • Potential benefitEnables congressional oversight and more informed budgetary and policy decisions.
  • Potential benefitHighlights deferred maintenance and liabilities to prioritize facility investments.
Likely burdened
  • Potential burdenCreates recurring administrative workload for GSA to compile detailed annual metrics.
  • Potential burdenMay impose additional costs to collect, analyze, and report the required data.
  • Potential burdenRisk of disclosing location or security details that require redaction or limit usefulness.
03 · Why people split

Why the argument around this bill splits.

Liberals worry report could enable disposals harming communities and workers
Progressive60%

Likely cautiously supportive of increased transparency but concerned about potential downstream disposals and impacts on workers and communities.

Will look for safeguards around tenant agency input, public service continuity, historic preservation, and equitable relocation plans.

Split reaction
Centrist80%

Generally favorable toward routine, data-driven reporting that enables fiscal oversight and better asset management.

Sees the bill as pragmatic oversight with limited cost and operational risk, while wanting clarity on report format and use.

Leans supportive
Conservative90%

Likely strongly supportive, viewing the bill as a tool to increase accountability and enable disposal or consolidation of excess federal property.

Sees opportunity to reduce costs and shrink government's real estate footprint.

Leans supportive
04 · Can it pass?

The path through Congress.

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President

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Passage likelihood70/100

Technocratic reporting requirement with low cost and controversy tends to have a strong chance, barring procedural obstacles.

Scope and complexity
24%
Scopenarrow
24%
Complexitylow
Why this could stall
  • Absent cost estimate or CBO score for added reporting burden
  • Potential agency capacity constraints to produce detailed annually
05 · Recent votes

Recent votes on the bill.

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06 · Go deeper

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Liberals worry report could enable disposals harming communities and workers

Technocratic reporting requirement with low cost and controversy tends to have a strong chance, barring procedural obstacles.

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Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a well-scoped and specific reporting mandate that clearly assigns responsibility and enumerates required data elements, but it omits practical implementation detai…

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