TIMEOUT Act

[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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