[7] One rationale for the move was the high rental costs[a] the Senate pays to the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) for the use of their building.

However the project was discontinued and the building was repurposed for the electoral tribunals of the Senate and the House of Representatives.

293 which created an ad hoc committee to conduct a feasibility study for the construction of a new Senate building.

[13][14] In January 2018, the Senate has pledge to purchase a lot from the Bases Conversion Development Authority.

[7] The groundbreaking ceremony for the New Senate Building was held on March 18, 2019, with the structure initially set to be completed by 2022.

[16] The Department of Public Works and Highways implemented the construction for the new Senate building project, which in turn awarded the contract to Jejomar Binay(father of current senator Nancy Binay)-linked[17] Hilmarc Construction Corporation.