Steny H. Hoyer
11/06/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 11/06/2025 18:14
Hoyer Supports Attorney General Brown and Prince George’s County’s Suit Against Trump Administration to Stop Unlawful Diversion of FBI Headquarters Project from Maryland
WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) expressed support for Attorney General Anthony G. Brown and Prince George's County's lawsuit to stop the Trump administration's unlawful attempt to sabotage the new FBI headquarters project in Greenbelt, Maryland, and redirect over $1 billion in congressionally appropriated funding to a different location. The lawsuit challenges the administration's July 2025 decision to abandon the lawfully selected Greenbelt site in favor of the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, D.C. - a location that violates specific instructions that Congress established by law.
"Instead of working with Team Maryland to proceed with the FBI's new headquarters in Greenbelt, President Trump and FBI Director Patel are trying to redirect funding Congress appropriated for the project and crowd the agency into the 30-year-old Ronald Reagan building in D.C. In doing so they are openly defying Congress, the law, and the Constitution. Crucially, the Trump Administration is undermining the FBI and its vital law enforcement and national security mission by continuing to deprive it of a secure, consolidated facility. I commend Attorney General Brown for his leadership in holding the Trump Administration accountable for trying to ditch this project to the detriment of the American people," said Congressman Steny Hoyer.
"Maryland earned the new FBI headquarters through a fair and transparent selection process that took more than 10 years - a rigorous evaluation that identified Greenbelt as the site best suited to meet the FBI's security, operational space, and mission needs," said Attorney General Brown. "Now, the Trump administration wants to undermine that process, ignore the law, and divert more than $1 billion meant for a purpose-built headquarters - redirecting it instead to a nearly 30-year-old building unfit to accommodate the Bureau. We will not let the Trump administration strip away what Prince George's County won and deny its communities the transformative benefits this project would bring."
"The problem with the current FBI building is that it's too old, too small, and too exposed. So what does the President do? He moves the FBI to another building that is too old, too small, and too exposed," said Governor Wes Moore. "Trump's actions aren't just illegal, they lack common sense. And his foolishness will put law enforcement in jeopardy. Greenbelt has been, and still is, the best home for the FBI."
Prince George's County Executive Aisha Braveboy, as a party to the lawsuit said, "Attorney General Anthony Brown and my County Attorney Anthony Jones laid out the facts of this case clearly. The history in this region demonstrates that landing a federal agency like the FBI has been a catalyst for major economic development. It was true when the National Institutes of Health located in Bethesda, and true when the Pentagon went to Northern Virginia, catalyzing growth in Montgomery, Arlington and Fairfax Counties. We want the same opportunity in Prince George's County and in Maryland and we earned it. I want to thank Governor Wes Moore and the entire Maryland Delegation which has been unified around this issue. With limited resources, we can't fight every battle, but this is a battle worth fighting for."
Congress explicitly directed the General Services Administration (GSA) to choose from only three suburban locations: Greenbelt, Maryland; Landover, Maryland; or Springfield, Virginia. After years of bipartisan effort, the GSA selected Greenbelt as the site for the new FBI headquarters in September 2023, following a rigorous evaluation process mandated by Congress. Congress appropriated more than $1.1 billion specifically for this project through multiple laws between 2016 and 2024.
"The FBI headquarters should be housed in a facility that meets the highest level of security for the men and women of our top law enforcement agency - full stop. The location in Greenbelt, Maryland meets those requirements, as determined by a lengthy, fair, and transparent process that Republicans have arbitrarily overturned. Team Maryland will fight tooth and nail to ensure this Administration follows the law, so the brave men and women who work at the FBI will be able to do their work without political interference and without compromising their safety and by extension, our national security," said Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD).
"I applaud Attorney General Anthony Brown and Prince George's County for stepping up. The Trump administration has steamrolled the law and overturned a bipartisan, twelve-year process to bring the new FBI Headquarters to Greenbelt. I stand squarely behind these legal challenges and look forward to welcoming the FBI home to Prince George's County," said Congressman Glenn Ivey (MD-04).
Maryland and Prince George's County made extraordinary commitments to secure the FBI headquarters, including over $300 million for transportation infrastructure, parking facilities, and other improvements, based on the promise of high-paying jobs and the economic development the project was expected to bring.
However, in July 2025, the FBI and GSA abruptly announced they had selected the Ronald Reagan Building, a nearly 30-year-old facility in Washington, D.C., that was never among the three congressionally selected sites. In the lawsuit filed today, Maryland and Prince George's County allege that the Trump administration provided no explanation for discarding the careful selection process - which identified Greenbelt as the best option for transit accessibility, cost-effectiveness, and positive community impact - conducted no consultations with Maryland as required by federal law, and violated explicit Congressional directives limiting the site selection to the three specified suburban locations. Maryland and Prince George's County also challenge the administration's plans to redirect the funds Congress designated for the Greenbelt project.
Furthermore, the lawsuit alleges, this decision not only breaks with federal law and Congressional intent but also harms Maryland by denying the state and county significant economic benefits, jobs, and development opportunities.
With this lawsuit, Attorney General Brown and Prince George's County seek to:
"Instead of working with Team Maryland to proceed with the FBI's new headquarters in Greenbelt, President Trump and FBI Director Patel are trying to redirect funding Congress appropriated for the project and crowd the agency into the 30-year-old Ronald Reagan building in D.C. In doing so they are openly defying Congress, the law, and the Constitution. Crucially, the Trump Administration is undermining the FBI and its vital law enforcement and national security mission by continuing to deprive it of a secure, consolidated facility. I commend Attorney General Brown for his leadership in holding the Trump Administration accountable for trying to ditch this project to the detriment of the American people," said Congressman Steny Hoyer.
"Maryland earned the new FBI headquarters through a fair and transparent selection process that took more than 10 years - a rigorous evaluation that identified Greenbelt as the site best suited to meet the FBI's security, operational space, and mission needs," said Attorney General Brown. "Now, the Trump administration wants to undermine that process, ignore the law, and divert more than $1 billion meant for a purpose-built headquarters - redirecting it instead to a nearly 30-year-old building unfit to accommodate the Bureau. We will not let the Trump administration strip away what Prince George's County won and deny its communities the transformative benefits this project would bring."
"The problem with the current FBI building is that it's too old, too small, and too exposed. So what does the President do? He moves the FBI to another building that is too old, too small, and too exposed," said Governor Wes Moore. "Trump's actions aren't just illegal, they lack common sense. And his foolishness will put law enforcement in jeopardy. Greenbelt has been, and still is, the best home for the FBI."
Prince George's County Executive Aisha Braveboy, as a party to the lawsuit said, "Attorney General Anthony Brown and my County Attorney Anthony Jones laid out the facts of this case clearly. The history in this region demonstrates that landing a federal agency like the FBI has been a catalyst for major economic development. It was true when the National Institutes of Health located in Bethesda, and true when the Pentagon went to Northern Virginia, catalyzing growth in Montgomery, Arlington and Fairfax Counties. We want the same opportunity in Prince George's County and in Maryland and we earned it. I want to thank Governor Wes Moore and the entire Maryland Delegation which has been unified around this issue. With limited resources, we can't fight every battle, but this is a battle worth fighting for."
Congress explicitly directed the General Services Administration (GSA) to choose from only three suburban locations: Greenbelt, Maryland; Landover, Maryland; or Springfield, Virginia. After years of bipartisan effort, the GSA selected Greenbelt as the site for the new FBI headquarters in September 2023, following a rigorous evaluation process mandated by Congress. Congress appropriated more than $1.1 billion specifically for this project through multiple laws between 2016 and 2024.
"The FBI headquarters should be housed in a facility that meets the highest level of security for the men and women of our top law enforcement agency - full stop. The location in Greenbelt, Maryland meets those requirements, as determined by a lengthy, fair, and transparent process that Republicans have arbitrarily overturned. Team Maryland will fight tooth and nail to ensure this Administration follows the law, so the brave men and women who work at the FBI will be able to do their work without political interference and without compromising their safety and by extension, our national security," said Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD).
"I applaud Attorney General Anthony Brown and Prince George's County for stepping up. The Trump administration has steamrolled the law and overturned a bipartisan, twelve-year process to bring the new FBI Headquarters to Greenbelt. I stand squarely behind these legal challenges and look forward to welcoming the FBI home to Prince George's County," said Congressman Glenn Ivey (MD-04).
Maryland and Prince George's County made extraordinary commitments to secure the FBI headquarters, including over $300 million for transportation infrastructure, parking facilities, and other improvements, based on the promise of high-paying jobs and the economic development the project was expected to bring.
However, in July 2025, the FBI and GSA abruptly announced they had selected the Ronald Reagan Building, a nearly 30-year-old facility in Washington, D.C., that was never among the three congressionally selected sites. In the lawsuit filed today, Maryland and Prince George's County allege that the Trump administration provided no explanation for discarding the careful selection process - which identified Greenbelt as the best option for transit accessibility, cost-effectiveness, and positive community impact - conducted no consultations with Maryland as required by federal law, and violated explicit Congressional directives limiting the site selection to the three specified suburban locations. Maryland and Prince George's County also challenge the administration's plans to redirect the funds Congress designated for the Greenbelt project.
Furthermore, the lawsuit alleges, this decision not only breaks with federal law and Congressional intent but also harms Maryland by denying the state and county significant economic benefits, jobs, and development opportunities.
With this lawsuit, Attorney General Brown and Prince George's County seek to:
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