Federal Facilities Protection and Oversight Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6896 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 6896

  To provide for certain requirements and oversight for demolition or 
  substantial alteration of Federal buildings, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 18, 2025

 Ms. Stansbury (for herself and Mr. Morelle) introduced the following 
 bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government 
    Reform, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and 
   Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
  Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
           within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
  To provide for certain requirements and oversight for demolition or 
  substantial alteration of Federal buildings, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Facilities Protection and 
Oversight Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. OVERSIGHT AND APPROVAL FOR CERTAIN BUILDING DEMOLITION OR 
              SUBSTANTIAL ALTERATION.

    (a) Approval of Congress for Demolition.--
            (1) In general.--A public building located in the District 
        of Columbia shall not be demolished, in whole or in part, or 
        substantially altered without the express authority of 
        Congress.
            (2) Requirement.--As a requirement for a demolition subject 
        to paragraph (1), the site to be demolished shall have an 
        approved and finalized plan for construction.
            (3) Definitions.--In this subsection:
                    (A) Public building.--The term ``public building'' 
                means a building, whether for single or multitenant 
                occupancy, and its grounds, approaches, and 
                appurtenances, which is generally suitable for use as 
                office or storage space or both by 1 or more Federal 
                agencies or mixed-ownership Government corporations.
                    (B) Substantial alteration.--The term ``substantial 
                alteration'' means any alteration to a building that--
                            (i) affects structural integrity;
                            (ii) significantly changes historical 
                        character; or
                            (iii) exceeds thresholds described in 
                        section 3307 of title 40, United States Code.
    (b) National Capital Planning Commission Oversight.--Section 8722 
of title 40, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in subsection (b) by inserting ``, substantial 
        alterations,'' after ``proposed developments'';
            (2) in subsection (d), by inserting ``, architectural 
        integrity,'' after ``the location''; and
            (3) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(f) Substantial Alteration Defined.--In this section, the term 
`substantial alteration' means any alteration to a building that--
            ``(1) affects structural integrity;
            ``(2) significantly changes historical character; or
            ``(3) exceeds thresholds described in section 3307.''.

SEC. 3. SEVERABILITY.

    If any provision of this Act is held invalid, the remainder shall 
not be affected.
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