Bill Details
HR.1584 - 119th Congress
Status
Latest action
2025-02-25 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Introduced Date
2025-02-25
Policy Area
Government Operations and Politics
Committees
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Cosponsors
View cosponsors (8)
- Rep. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-District of Columbia]
- Rep. Deluzio, Christopher R. [D-Pennsylvania-17]
- Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-Texas-37]
- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-California-24]
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-Tennessee-9]
- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-Minnesota-4]
- Rep. Ross, Deborah K. [D-North Carolina-2]
- Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-California-4]
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This bill would require the General Services Administration to make sure the design of public buildings in the United States follows long-standing federal design principles from 1962. In simple terms, it tells the government to use national architecture guidelines when planning new public buildings and to set clear standards for how those buildings should be designed. It also requires the agency to create these rules within 180 days and give the public a chance to comment before the rules are finalized.
- The bill directs the General Services Administration to follow the “Guiding Principles for Federal Architecture,” a federal report from 1962.
- It requires the agency to issue regulations within 180 days after the bill becomes law.
- Those regulations must include minimum standards for how public buildings are designed.
- The rulemaking process must include notice and an opportunity for public comment.
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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1584 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1584
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.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 25, 2025
Ms. Titus introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
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A BILL
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.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Democracy in Design Act''.
SEC. 2. CONTINUING INVESTIGATION AND SURVEY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
(a) In General.--Section 3303 of title 40, United States Code, is
amended--
(1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph
(1), by inserting ``(referred to in this section as the
`Administrator')'' after ``Services''; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
``(e) Guiding Principles for Federal Architecture.--The
Administrator shall ensure that the design of public buildings in the
United States adheres to the principles described in the report
published by the Ad Hoc Committee on Federal Office Space entitled
`Guiding Principles for Federal Architecture' and dated June 1,
1962.''.
(b) Rulemaking.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Administrator of General Services
shall promulgate such regulations as are necessary--
(A) to implement the amendment made by subsection
(a)(2); and
(B) to establish minimum standards by which the
Administrator of General Services shall design public
buildings in the United States.
(2) Notice and comment.--The regulations required under
paragraph (1) shall be issued after notice and an opportunity
for public comment in accordance with the procedure applicable
to substantive rules under section 553 of title 5, United
States Code.
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