Committee to mark up bills focused on improving usage of federal office space

Transportation and Infrastructure Committee Chairman Sam Graves (R-MO) announced that the full Committee will hold a markup at 10:00 a.m. ET on Wednesday, November 15, 2023, in 2167 Rayburn House Office Building. The Committee will consider several bills focused on improving utilization and reducing taxpayer costs of federal office space, improving federal disaster preparedness and response programs, and more.

The Committee is scheduled to consider the following legislation:

• Amendment like a Substitute (ANS) to H.R. 3209, I-27 Numbering Act of 2023;
• Amendment like a Substitute (ANS) to H.R. 5903, To authorize the International Boundary and Water Commission to accept funds for activities relating to wastewater treatment and flood control works, and for other purposes;
• Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute (ANS) to H.R. 1586, Forest Protection and Wildland Firefighter Safety Act of 2023;
• Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute (ANS) to H.R. 5473, Promoting Resilient Buildings Act of 2023;
• H.R. 6277, FASTA Reform Act of 2023;
• H.R. 6278, Maximizing Office Value and Efficiency Act of 2023 (MOVE Act of 2023);
• Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute (ANS) to H.R. 6260, Federal Oversight of Construction Use and Safety Act (FOCUS Act);
• Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute (ANS) to H.R. 6276, Utilizing Space Efficiently and Improving Technologies Act of 2023 (USE IT Act of 2023);
• H.R. 6261, Impact of Crime on Public Buildings Usage Act of 2023;
• H.R. 6241, Federal Use it or Lose it Leases Act (FULL Act);
• H.R. 6249, Think Differently About Emergencies Act;
• H.R. 6254, Public Buildings Accountability Act of 2023;
• H.R. 5754, To designate the United States courthouse located at 350 W. 1st Street, Los Angeles, California, as the "Felicitas and Gonzalo Mendez United States Courthouse";
• H.R. 6316, To amend title 40, United States Code, to establish an expiration date of certain committee resolutions with respect to leases or projects, and for other purposes;
• H.R. 6317, To require the Administrator of the General Services Administration to submit a report describing a process for seeking public comment about proposed changes to mandatory design standards for public buildings, and for other purposes;
• Other matters cleared for consideration.