Democracy in Design Act
Latest action · Jul 14, 2020 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJul 13, 2020
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Democracy in Design Act
This bill requires the General Services Administration (GSA) to ensure that the construction and acquisition 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 issued 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.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 20, 2020 to Aug 28, 2020.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-FL | Al Lawson, Jr. | Jul 20, 2020 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Jul 29, 2020 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Aug 14, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Aug 14, 2020 | |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Aug 14, 2020 | |
| D-KS | Sharice Davids | Aug 28, 2020 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred Jul 13, 2020 |
| Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee | Referred Jul 14, 2020 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 14, 2020Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
- Jul 13, 2020Introduced in House
- Jul 13, 2020Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 166, no. 125, July 13, 2020, page H3084.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To direct the Administrator of General Services to ensure that the construction and acquisition of public buildings in the United States adheres to the guiding principles for Federal architecture, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Democracy in Design Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 13, 2020Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
