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Press Release Published: Sep 20, 2023

Markup Wrap Up: Oversight Committee Passes Bills to Revitalize RFK Stadium Site and Increase Government Efficiency and Transparency

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WASHINGTON—Today, House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) held a markup of several bills, including the bipartisan D.C. Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Campus Revitalization Act, which transfers the administrative jurisdiction over the RFK stadium site, allowing the District of Columbia to revitalize the RFK Memorial stadium campus site. The Committee also passed bills to reform the federal government hiring and procurement process, improve government transparency, and modernize federal government IT. Chairman Comer released the following statement after passage of these bills:

“The Oversight Committee today passed bills that will stimulate the local D.C. economy, hold the federal government accountable to the American people, and increase modernization and transparency within the federal government. The bipartisan D.C. Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Campus Revitalization Act restores control of the currently vacant site of the RFK stadium to the citizens of D.C. to help transform this part of the city. The other bills passed will address the federal government’s hiring, source selection, regulatory, and IT modernization processes.” said Chairman Comer.

Passed Bills:

  • H.R. 4984, the D.C. Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Campus Revitalization Act: This bipartisan legislation transfers administrative jurisdiction over the RFK stadium site from the Secretary of the Interior to the Administrator of the GSA. The bill requires GSA to enter into a lease with the District of Columbia, under which D.C. may use the land for stadium redevelopment, commercial and residential development, or other public purposes.
  • H.R. 5040, the Cannabis Users Restoration of Eligibility (CURE) Act: The bill prevents prior marijuana use from becoming grounds for failing to receive a security clearance or for being found unsuitable for federal employment. The CURE Act will also allow for someone who has previously been denied a security clearance or a federal job opportunity based on marijuana use the chance to have that denial reviewed.
  • H.R. 4428, the Guidance Clarity Act: This bill improves government transparency by requiring federal agencies to state prominently on the opening page of any guidance document that agency guidance does not have the force and effect of law and is not binding on the public; and the document is intended only to provide clarity to the public about existing legal requirements or agency policies.