H.R. 3424 · Where this bill is now
In the Senate
Passed the House Sep 8, 2025. Received Sep 9, 2025; no Senate vote yet
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryFederal buildings to share more office space
The General Services Administration, which manages federal buildings, will work with the agencies that rent space in those buildings to figure out how they can share office space more effectively. The GSA will develop new guidelines to help agencies split their space, find creative ways to use special-purpose areas, and set goals to measure whether space sharing is actually working.
How it affects you
This probably won't affect your daily life directly, unless you work for the federal government. For federal employees, it could mean changes to how your office space is organized or shared with other agencies. The real benefit would be to taxpayers, since sharing space more efficiently could reduce what the government spends on building leases.
Read the official summary (Introduced in House, May 15, 2025)
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.
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
1st SessionH. R. 3424
AN ACT
SPACE Act of 2025
Sponsor: Rep. Robert F. Onder (R-MO-3) · Introduced May 15, 2025 · Government Operations and Politics · 4 versions of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Sep 9, 2025: “Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.”
How Congress voted
Official roll callsHouse · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · Sep 8, 2025
Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass Passed 397–1
| Party | Yes | No | Didn’t vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democrats | 195 | 1 | 16 |
| Republicans | 202 | 0 | 16 |
1 member voted against most of their party: 1 Democrats voted No.
Congress votes on whole bills and amendments, not on single sections.
Sections
The wording of this bill hasn’t changed across its 4 official versions.