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H. Rept. 119-562 1 (2026-03-20)

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                     119TH CONGRESS                                           REPORT
                        2d Session   J  HOUSE   OF REPRESENTATIVES            119-562







                                       SMART SPACE ACT OF 2026




                      MARCH  20, 2026.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State
                                        of the Union and ordered to be printed




                           Mr. GRAVES,  from  the Committee   on Transportation  and
                                    Infrastructure, submitted  the following


                                               REPORT


                                             [To accompany H.R. 7388]

                               [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office]

                       The  Committee   on  Transportation  and  Infrastructure, to  whom
                     was  referred  the bill (H.R. 7388)  to direct the  Administrator   of
                     General  Services to convene consultation  meetings  to identify alter-
                     native financing  solutions for the construction of new  public build-
                     ings that  will reduce  costs to  the Federal  Government, and for
                     other  purposes,  having   considered  the  same,  reports  favorably
                     thereon  with  an  amendment and recommends that the bill as
                     amended   do pass.

                                                   CONTENTS
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                     Purpose of Legislation  .............................................................................................  2
                     Background and Need for Legislation  ....................................................................  3
                     H earings ..................................................................................................................  5
                     Legislative  History  and  Consideration  ..................................................................  5
                     C om m ittee  V otes  .....................................................................................................  5
                     Committee Oversight Findings and Recommendations ..................  6
                     New Budget Authority and Tax Expenditures ......................................................  6
                     Congressional Budget Office  Cost Estimate   ..........................................................  6
                     Perform ance Goals  and  Objectives  .........................................................................  7
                     Duplication of Federal Program s  ............................................................................  7
                     Congressional Earmarks, Limited Tax Benefits, and Limited Tariff Benefits ...       7
                     Federal M andates  Statem ent  .................................................................................  7
                     Preem ption Clarification  .........................................................................................  7
                     Advisory Com m ittee  Statem ent  ..............................................................................  7
                     Applicability  to  Legislative  Branch  ........................................................................  8
                     Section-by-Section  Analysis of the  Legislation  ......................................................  8
                     Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported .................             8
                       The  amendment is   as follows:
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