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Record date · January 1, 2020
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What This Bill Does
The Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works met to consider legislation naming the Department of Transportation headquarters after William T. Coleman, Jr., and to review 18 General Services Administration (GSA) lease resolutions. The committee aims to improve government efficiency and reduce costs by consolidating federal office space.
The committee is advancing legislation to rename the Department of Transportation headquarters and approving 18 GSA lease agreements that are projected to save taxpayers approximately $3.5 million annually.
Who It Affects
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General Services Administration
The agency is tasked with implementing the 18 lease prospectuses approved by the committee.
Department of Transportation
The agency's headquarters building is subject to a potential name change under S. 3239.
Federal Bureau of Investigation
The agency is included in the consolidation of office space managed by the GSA.
Key Facts
- The committee is considering S. 3239, which would rename the U.S. Department of Transportation headquarters as the 'William T. Coleman, Jr., Federal Building'.
- The committee is reviewing 18 General Services Administration (GSA) resolutions to approve new lease prospectuses.
- The proposed GSA lease consolidations are estimated to save the federal government approximately $3.5 million per year.
- William T. Coleman, Jr. was the first African American Secretary of Transportation.
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- The meeting took place on February 11, 2020, in the Dirksen Senate Office Building.
- S. 3239 is sponsored by Senator Roger Wicker and has bipartisan cosponsorship including Senators Barrasso, Carper, Booker, Cantwell, Casey, Harris, Toomey, Scott, and Inhofe.
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GSA Efficiency Savings
The committee explicitly linked the approval of 18 GSA lease prospectuses to a specific annual savings target of $3.5 million.
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