Democracy in Design Act
Latest action · Feb 10, 2023 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.
- IntroducedFeb 9, 2023
- 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 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 21
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 9, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-GA | Earl L. "Buddy" Carter | Original | Feb 9, 2023 |
| R-ID | Michael K. Simpson | Original | Feb 9, 2023 |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Feb 17, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Mike Levin | Feb 27, 2023 | |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Feb 27, 2023 | |
| D-NY | Daniel S. Goldman | Mar 17, 2023 | |
| R-PA | Brian K. Fitzpatrick | Mar 23, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Apr 18, 2023 | |
| D-NM | Melanie A. Stansbury | Apr 18, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Julia Brownley | Oct 17, 2023 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Oct 20, 2023 | |
| D-NC | Alma S. Adams | Feb 29, 2024 | |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Feb 29, 2024 | |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | Feb 29, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Katie Porter | Mar 5, 2024 | |
| D-NH | Chris Pappas | Mar 8, 2024 | |
| D-MN | Ilhan Omar | Mar 8, 2024 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Mar 8, 2024 | |
| D-OR | Andrea Salinas | Mar 12, 2024 | |
| D-HI | Jill N. Tokuda | Mar 12, 2024 | |
| D-NM | Gabe Vasquez | Mar 29, 2024 |
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 Feb 9, 2023 |
| Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee | Referred Feb 10, 2023 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 10, 2023Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
- Feb 9, 2023Introduced in House
- Feb 9, 2023Referred 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. 169, no. 27, February 9, 2023, page H829.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 366 | Democracy in Design Act | Identical bill | Feb 9, 2023 |
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 design 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.
- Feb 9, 2023Introduced 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.
