H.R. 3424 · Passed House · Government Operations and Politics

SPACE Act of 2025

Sponsor: Robert F. Onder, Jr. (R-MO)

What it does

• Directs the General Services Administration to work with federal agencies on shared-space arrangements in federally leased buildings.
• Requires GSA to consult tenants on their concerns, develop criteria to expand space sharing, and identify how special-use space can improve it.
• Requires measurable objectives, set with tenants, to gauge the success of shared-space arrangements.
• Requires a briefing to Congress on implementation within six months of enactment.

Official summary

Shared Property Agency Collaboration and Engagement Act of 2025 or the SPACE Act of 2025 This bill directs the General Services Administration (GSA) to collaborate with federal agencies regarding the use of shared-space arrangements in federally leased buildings. The GSA must (1) collaborate with tenants of federally leased space to better identify concerns around shared-space arrangements; (2) develop criteria that would facilitate the expanded use of space sharing; (3) identify how special-use space can be used to improve space sharing; and (4) establish measurable objectives, in consultation with tenants, to quantify the success of shared-space arrangements among federal agencies. GSA must brief Congress on implementation of the bill within six months after the bill's enactment.

Latest action

Sep 9, 2025: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Committee: Senate Environment and Public Works