# 119-hr-2470: COST of Relocations Act

119-hr-2470, COST of Relocations Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Subramanyam, Suhas [D-VA-10] (D-VA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-26).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-2470
- Congress: 119
- Title: COST of Relocations Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-03-27
- Sponsor: Rep. Subramanyam, Suhas [D-VA-10] (D-VA)
- Cosponsors: 33
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-26

## Summary

**This bill would require mandatory benefit-cost analyses** and public Office of Inspector General review before large federal relocations to increase transparency and justify moving positions outside current commuting areas. - Agencies must prepare a benefit-cost report that follows OMB Circular A-4 (as of 2003) and include things like measurable outcomes, an employee engagement plan, staffing and financial strategies, a risk assessment, and mission impact analysis. - Federal employees are covered when relocations replace more than the lesser of 5 percent or 100 employees or move that same threshold outside a commuting area. Each covered move must document stakeholder lists and engagement timelines. - Agency Inspectors General review the unredacted analysis and must send Congress a report within 90 days that evaluates adherence to Circular A-4 and whether using Federal funds is justified. If positions move from the National Capital Region the report must note whether NCR real estate options were compared. - Final reports must be publicly available with proprietary or confidential details redacted to allow stakeholder and public scrutiny.

## Cosponsors (33)

- Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] (D-VA), 2025-03-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2025-03-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2025-03-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Elfreth, Sarah [D-MD-3] (D-MD), 2025-03-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA), 2025-03-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garcia, Robert [D-CA-42] (D-CA), 2025-03-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hoyer, Steny H. [D-MD-5] (D-MD), 2025-03-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ivey, Glenn [D-MD-4] (D-MD), 2025-03-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2025-03-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McClain Delaney, April [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2025-03-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-03-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2025-03-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scott, Robert C. "Bobby" [D-VA-3] (D-VA), 2025-03-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2025-03-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2025-03-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2025-03-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] (D-MN), 2025-03-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2025-04-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] (D-GA), 2025-08-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Walkinshaw, James R. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2025-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mejia, Analilia [D-NJ-11] (D-NJ), 2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] (D-MO), 2026-03-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Barragán, Nanette Diaz [D-CA-44] (D-CA), 2026-04-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Goldman, Daniel S. [D-NY-10] (D-NY), 2026-04-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rescom. Hernández, Pablo Jose [D-PR-At Large] (D-PR), 2026-04-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] (D-WA), 2026-04-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11] (D-OH), 2026-04-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-28] (D-CA), 2026-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2026-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2026-05-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] (D-MI), 2026-06-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-6] (D-CA), 2026-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mfume, Kweisi [D-MD-7] (D-MD), 2026-06-18T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Act would not override other laws: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would say that nothing in it cancels, reduces, or removes any legal requirements that already apply to covered relocations. Existing statutory and regulatory duties tied to relocations would continue to apply alongside the bill's new rules.
- Mandatory studies for federal job moves: mixed, medium. If enacted, the bill would stop agencies from carrying out a covered relocation until they do a benefit‑cost analysis and give the full, unredacted report to their Office of Inspector General. The study would follow OMB Circular A‑4 guidance as of September 17, 2003 and must include outcomes, metri…
- Definition of covered federal relocations: mixed, low. If enacted, the bill would define when a federal move counts as a "covered relocation." A covered relocation would apply when an agency replaces or moves more than the lesser of 5 percent of its staff or 100 employees with new positions outside the employees' commuting area, or when positions move…

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- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-hr-15: Equality Act
- 119-hr-1589: American Dream and Promise Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2763: American Family Act
- 119-hr-17: Paycheck Fairness Act
- 119-hr-1810: Safe Schools Improvement Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-2470 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2470)

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- [119-hr-15: Equality Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-15)
- [119-hr-1589: American Dream and Promise Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1589)
- [119-hr-2763: American Family Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2763)
- [119-hr-17: Paycheck Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-17)
- [119-hr-1810: Safe Schools Improvement Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1810)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2470 (as of 2026-09-26).