Republican Iowa Sen. Joni Ernst introduced legislation Thursday that would clear the way for the Trump administration to sell underutilized federal buildings. (Reuters)
Dubbed the "Disposing of Inactive Structures and Properties by Offering for Sale And Lease (DISPOSAL) Act," the legislation works to renew efforts to sell six pieces of underutilized federal properties in Washington, D.C., that headquarter various federal agencies.
The legislation specifically calls on the General Services Administration to sell the Frances Perkins Federal Building, home to the United States Department of Labor; the Department of Energy's James V. Forrestal Building; the Theodore Roosevelt Federal Building, which is home to the Office of Personnel Management; Robert C. Weaver Federal Building, where the Department of Housing and Urban Development was headquartered before announcing in June it planned to move; United States Department of Agriculture's headquarters at the Department of Agriculture South Building; and the Hubert H. Humphrey Federal Building, which headquarters the Department of Health and Human Services.
U.S. President Donald Trump steps off Air Force One on Sept. 21, 2025. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
Fox News Digital reported back in February that the Housing and Urban Development (HUD) headquarters in D.C., which can accommodate roughly 6,000 people, had become so desolate of employees during the Biden administration that it looked like an off-season "Spirit Halloween" store. Administration officials confirmed to Fox News Digital at the time that one HUD office even still had a business card left over from the first Trump administration still tacked on a white board when officials with the second administration reported to work following Trump's inauguration.
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Ernst's October legislation follows a bill she introduced in June that called for the sale of six federal properties that would yield at least $400 million in revenue while canceling roughly $2.9 billion in overdue maintenance at the buildings.
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