I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6896 
To provide for certain requirements and oversight for demolition or 
substantial alteration of Federal buildings, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 18, 2025 
Ms. STANSBURY (for herself and Mr. MORELLE) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Re-
form, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdic-
tion of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To provide for certain requirements and oversight for demoli-
tion or substantial alteration of Federal buildings, and 
for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Federal Facilities Pro-
tection and Oversight Act of 2025’’. 
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SEC. 2. OVERSIGHT AND APPROVAL FOR CERTAIN BUILD-
ING DEMOLITION OR SUBSTANTIAL ALTER-
ATION. 
(a) APPROVAL OF CONGRESS FOR DEMOLITION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—A public building located in 
the District of Columbia shall not be demolished, in 
whole or in part, or substantially altered without the 
express authority of Congress. 
(2) REQUIREMENT.—As a requirement for a 
demolition subject to paragraph (1), the site to be 
demolished shall have an approved and finalized plan 
for construction. 
(3) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
(A) PUBLIC BUILDING.—The term ‘‘public 
building’’ means a building, whether for single 
or multitenant occupancy, and its grounds, ap-
proaches, and appurtenances, which is generally 
suitable for use as office or storage space or 
both by 1 or more Federal agencies or mixed- 
ownership Government corporations. 
(B) 
SUBSTANTIAL
ALTERATION.—The 
term ‘‘substantial alteration’’ means any alter-
ation to a building that— 
(i) affects structural integrity; 
(ii) significantly changes historical 
character; or 
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(iii) exceeds thresholds described in 
section 3307 of title 40, United States 
Code. 
(b) NATIONAL
CAPITAL
PLANNING
COMMISSION 
OVERSIGHT.—Section 8722 of title 40, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b) by inserting ‘‘, substantial 
alterations,’’ after ‘‘proposed developments’’; 
(2) in subsection (d), by inserting ‘‘, architec-
tural integrity,’’ after ‘‘the location’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(f) SUBSTANTIAL ALTERATION DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘substantial alteration’ means any alter-
ation to a building that— 
‘‘(1) affects structural integrity; 
‘‘(2) significantly changes historical character; 
or 
‘‘(3) exceeds thresholds described in section 
3307.’’. 
SEC. 3. SEVERABILITY. 
If any provision of this Act is held invalid, the re-
mainder shall not be affected. 
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