Providing the sense of the House of Representatives that the House should not adjourn until the annual appropriation bills within the jurisdiction of all the subcommittees of the Committee on Appropriations for the current fiscal year are enacted into law.
- Last Action
- 1/12/2024
Actions
- 2023-02-10Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
- 2023-02-09Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
- 2023-02-09Introduced in House
- 2023-02-09Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2023-02-09 (00)
Democracy in Design Act
This bill requires the General Services Administration (GSA) to ensure that the design of federal public buildings (e.g., agency office buildings) adheres to the principles of the report titled Guiding Principles for Federal Architecture.
The report was published by the Ad Hoc Committee on Federal Office Space on June 1, 1962, and serves as the policy directive for the GSA's Design Excellence Program within its Public Buildings Service. Among other principles, the report prescribes against the development of an official architectural style for government buildings and encourages the government to avoid excessive uniformity in building design.
The GSA must issue regulations to implement the amendment made by this bill and to establish minimum standards for the design of public buildings.
Cosponsors (20)
- MICHAEL SIMPSON (R-ID)
- Earl Carter (R-GA)
- ELEANOR NORTON (D-DC)
- Stephen Lynch (D-MA)
- Mike Levin (D-CA)
- Daniel Goldman (D-NY)
- Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA)
- ADAM SCHIFF (D-CA)
- Melanie Stansbury (D-NM)
- Julia Brownley (D-CA)
- JAMES MCGOVERN (D-MA)
- Lloyd Doggett (D-TX)
- Alma Adams (D-NC)
- Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO)
- Katie Porter (D-CA)
- Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ)
- Chris Pappas (D-NH)
- Ilhan Omar (D-MN)
- Andrea Salinas (D-OR)
- Jill Tokuda (D-HI)
Subjects
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Architecture
- General Services Administration
- Government buildings, facilities, and property
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