Congressman Bean Reintroduces Bill Targeting Government Waste

WASHINGTON—Congressional DOGE Caucus founder and co-chair U.S. Congressman Aaron Bean (FL-04) today reintroduced a bill aimed at draining the swamp. The Decentralizing and Reorganizing Agency Infrastructure Nationwide To Harness Efficient Services, Workforce Administration, and Management Practices (DRAIN THE SWAMP) Act would require nearly a third of workers to relocate outside the beltway.

This legislation is the House companion to Senator Joni Ernst’s (R-IA) legislation introduced earlier this Congress.

Upon refiling, Congressman Bean said, “The swamp is thick and deep here in Crazy Town, and I’m here to drain it. It is time to remind Washington that our duty is to serve the American people. I’m proud to reintroduce the Drain the Swamp Act to ensure the government works for the people, not the other way around.” 

“Washington has resembled a ghost town for the last four years,” said Senator Ernst. “Bureaucrats have shown they clearly don’t want to work in D.C., and I am making their dreams come true. I am working with the Trump administration and DOGE to get federal employees out of the beltway bubble and closer to the Americans they serve.”

BACKGROUND

The DRAIN THE SWAMP Act would authorize the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to relocate 30% of federal agency staff to places other than the metropolitan area surrounding Washington, D.C.  The rest of the federal workers remaining around the capital would be required to work in person 100% of the time. 

Additionally, the OMB would further be directed to work to sell the unnecessary office space created by the relocations.

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