The Drain the Swamp Act of 2025 would require the headquarters of all federal executive agencies to relocate outside the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area by September 30, 2030. Each agency head must submit a relocation plan to Congress by September 30, 2026, identifying a new headquarters location and ensuring that no more than 10 percent of the agency's employees remain in the Washington area after the move. The bill also requires relocation plans to maximize cost savings and consider national security implications, with plans subject to approval by the Office of Management and Budget and the General Services Administration. This legislation would affect thousands of federal employees across numerous agencies, effectively requiring a massive decentralization of the federal government away from Washington, D.C., and the surrounding Maryland and Virginia counties. The bill does not specify funding amounts for these relocations.
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