H.R. 9288

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9288 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 9288

To provide for relocation of certain Federal office space located in 
sanctuary jurisdictions and to prohibit establishment or occupation of 
any Federal office space in a sanctuary jurisdiction, and for other 
purposes.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

June 11, 2026

Mr. Moore of Alabama introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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A BILL

To provide for relocation of certain Federal office space located in 
sanctuary jurisdictions and to prohibit establishment or occupation of 
any Federal office space in a sanctuary jurisdiction, 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 ``Terminating Infrastructure 
Maintenance and Expenditures for Obstructionist Urban Trash heaps Act'' 
or the ``TIMEOUT Act''.

SEC. 2. RELOCATION OF CERTAIN FEDERAL FACILITIES IN SANCTUARY 
JURISDICTIONS.

(a) Identification of Offices and Facilities.--Not later than 30 
days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the 
General Services Administration, in coordination with the Director of 
the Office of Management and Budget, the Secretary of Homeland 
Security, the Attorney General, and the heads of any other relevant 
agencies, shall--
(1) identify covered office space that is located in a 
sanctuary jurisdiction; and
(2) submit to each relevant agency head--
(A) notification of each unit of covered office 
space identified under this subsection; and
(B) information on the process for relocation of 
such office space under subsection (b).
(b) Relocation Required.--
(1) In general.--Any covered Federal agency with covered 
office space identified in subsection (a) shall relocate such 
office space to a location that is not in a sanctuary 
jurisdiction.
(2) Timing of relocation.--For any relocation required 
under paragraph (1), the covered agency shall--
(A) submit relocation plans to the Administrator of 
the General Services Administration and the Director of 
the Office of Management and Budget not later than 60 
days after receipt of the notification under subsection 
(a)(2); and
(B) relocate all identified covered office space 
not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act.
(c) Prohibition on Location.--No covered Federal agency may--
(1) establish, acquire, lease, renew, extend, or otherwise 
occupy covered office space in a sanctuary jurisdiction; or
(2) use Federal funds for new or renewed covered office 
space in a sanctuary jurisdiction.
(d) Report to Congress.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the General Services 
Administration shall submit to Congress a report describing--
(1) each unit of covered office space identified under 
subsection (a)(2); and
(2) information on relocation status, lease renewals, 
exceptions, and estimated costs or savings from relocation with 
respect to each such unit.
(e) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Covered federal agency.--The term ``covered Federal 
agency''--
(A) means an executive agency, as defined in 
section 105 of title 5, United States Code; and
(B) does not include the Department of Homeland 
Security or any component, directorate, or other office 
of the Department.
(2) Covered office space.--The term ``covered office 
space'' means nonessential administrative Federal office space 
of a covered Federal agency.
(3) Sanctuary jurisdiction.--The term ``sanctuary 
jurisdiction'' means any State or political subdivision of a 
State that has in effect a statute, ordinance, policy, or 
practice that prohibits or restricts any government entity or 
official from--
(A) sending, receiving, maintaining, or exchanging 
with any Federal, State, or local government entity 
information regarding the citizenship or immigration 
status (lawful or unlawful) of any individual; or
(B) complying with a request lawfully made by the 
Department of Homeland Security under section 236 or 
287 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
1226 and 1357) to comply with a detainer for, or notify 
about the release of, an individual.
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