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House vote: H.R. 6276 // March 12, 2024

USE IT Act of 2023

Sponsor: Scott Perry (R-PA)

Utilizing Space Efficiently and Improving Technologies Act of 2023 or USE IT Act of 2023 This bill requires the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and the General Services Administration (GSA) to establish standard methodologies and identify technologies to measure federal building utilization and to use both to evaluate and consolidate public buildings and federally leased space. Federal agencies must (1) work with GSA to use sensors and other technologies in public buildings to measure occupancy, and (2) report on actual space utilization. OMB and GSA must annually ensure building utilization averages at least 60% in each public building and federally leased space over each 1-year period.

Government Operations and Politics Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

Who won, and how much of the country was behind them

Won the vote · Yea

217 votes, representing 134,268,623 people50.4%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

203 votes, representing 122,805,610 people46.1%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 3.6% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the House
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon21750.4%
NayLost20346.1%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken03.6%