Skip to main content
S 366 118th Congress Senate Government Operations and Politics Administrative law and regulatory procedures Architecture General Services Administration Government buildings, facilities, and property

Democracy in Design Act

Introduced: February 9, 2023 Introduced by: Van Hollen, Chris Democratic · Maryland See on congress.gov
Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch
 Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 9, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
Feb 9, 2023
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

What's happening now February 9, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2