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Seventeen of 24 federal agencies are using 25% or less of their headquarters office space, a recent Government Accountability Office study found, costing the American People roughly $2 billion a year to maintain.

Even the highest-performing agencies didn’t exceed 49% usage, and one admitted that even at full attendance, only 67% of their building would be occupied.

It’s an outrageous waste of money, and the American people shouldn’t continue to be saddled with paying for nothing.

No Keystone State family or small business would operate in such a reckless, unwise, and injurious manner.

While President Donald Trump and DOGE may have set bold goals in cutting waste, it’s up to Congress, which controls federal spending, to ensure real, lasting savings.

To address this, I’ve introduced and passed the Utilizing Space Efficiently and Improving Technologies (USE IT) Act (H.R. 6276), which requires federal agencies to use at least 60% of their office space or sell it.

The bill mandates the use of occupancy-tracking technology to measure actual office usage. Agencies must report on their space utilization annually, comparing occupancy to a benchmark of 150 usable square feet per person.

If a federal agency fails to meet the 60% threshold for two consecutive years, the General Services Administration must take action, such as consolidating office space, selling excess properties, or adjusting lease requirements.

The bill also requires a plan to consolidate agency headquarters in the National Capital Region to ensure the same 60% utilization, including co-locating agencies where possible, selling or disposing of unnecessary buildings, and prioritizing investments in offices that meet efficiency benchmarks.

The potential savings from these reforms are massive - not just in lease costs, but also in energy expenses and building operations.

The bottom line is simple: sell all unused federal buildings and return the savings to the American People.