# Plain Language Summary: H.R. 4672

This bill prevents the federal government from making decisions about where to build, buy, or rent office buildings based on abortion laws or availability. Specifically, it tells the General Services Administration (the agency that manages federal real estate) that they cannot consider whether a state allows abortion or restricts it when deciding where to locate federal buildings or lease office space.

Right now, the General Services Administration has broad flexibility in choosing locations for federal offices. This bill would remove one factor from their decision-making process: they couldn't favor or avoid a location because of its abortion policies. In practical terms, this means if a state has very restrictive abortion laws, the federal government couldn't use that as a reason to avoid building a federal courthouse, office building, or other facility there. Similarly, they couldn't choose a location specifically because it has permissive abortion access.

The bill applies to three types of real estate decisions: when the government acquires or constructs new buildings, when it buys land to build on, and when it leases office space from private landlords. The language is straightforward—it simply states that abortion legality or availability "shall not be considered" in these decisions. This is a relatively narrow change to federal property management rules that wouldn't directly affect most Americans, but it could matter for federal employees in certain states or communities where the federal government is deciding whether to establish or maintain a presence.

To amend title 40, United States Code, to prohibit the Administrator of General Services from constructing or acquiring public buildings or entering into leases based on the legality or availability of abortion, and for other purposes.