H.R. 3424 explained · 119th Congress · Pending in Congress
SPACE Act of 2025
Cosponsors: 2 (1 D, 1 R) · per Congress.gov, 2026-10-11
Introduced: 2025-05-15
Latest action (2025-09-09): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
What H.R. 3424 does, in plain terms
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.
Official summary by the Congressional Research Service, via Congress.gov.
Constitution Index
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Constitutionally sound
Graded 2026-10-10
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The SPACE Act of 2025 is fully constitutional. It directs the General Services Administration to manage federally leased office space more efficiently through shared-space arrangements. This falls squarely within Congress's enumerated power to manage federal property under Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2, and does not infringe any constitutional right, restrict individual sovereignty, centralize power beyond necessity, or violate due process or takings protections.
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✓ Passes · Enumerated powers
Congress has explicit constitutional authority over federal property under Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 (the Property Clause), which grants Congress power to 'dispose of and make all needful Rules and Regulations respecting the Territory or other Property belonging to the United States.' The GSA's management of federally leased buildings is a direct exercise of this power. Additionally, the Nec… -
✓ Passes · Bill of Rights
The bill does not regulate speech, religion, assembly, press, petition, arms, quartering, search and seizure, self-incrimination, due process, takings, trial rights, or cruel and unusual punishment. It merely directs internal federal property management procedures. No provision of the Bill of Rights is implicated. -
✓ Passes · Individual sovereignty
The bill applies only to federal agencies and their use of federally leased space. It imposes no restrictions on private individuals' person, property, speech, labor, or belief. There is no government burden on individual freedom whatsoever. -
✓ Passes · Decentralization
The bill concerns management of federally owned or leased property, which by its nature is a federal responsibility. An individual or family cannot manage federal office buildings. Local communities cannot manage federal agency space. States cannot manage federal property. The action does not consolidate decision-making upward beyond the minimum necessary because the property in question is alread… -
✓ Passes · Due process and takings
The bill imposes no penalties, deprivations, or property takings. It merely directs the GSA to collaborate with federal tenants and report to Congress. There is no deprivation of life, liberty, or property requiring procedural due process, and no private property is taken. The Fifth Amendment's Due Process and Takings Clauses are not implicated.
Sources: Congress.gov: HR 3424 summary
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