3.0.0 5291 2022-12-31T08:59:27Z 2022-12-31T08:59:27Z House HR 2021-09-17 117 [Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 161 (Friday, September 17, 2021)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. TITUS:H.R. 5291.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The Congress enacts this bill pursuant to Clause 18 ofSection 8 of Article I of the United States Constitution.[Page H4531]]]> hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw13 Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee Referred to 2021-09-20T13:00:45Z Referred to 2021-09-17T14:00:40Z 2021-09-20 hspw13 Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management. Committee 2021-09-17 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2021-09-17 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2021-09-17 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress T000468 Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] Dina Titus D NV 1 N S001148 Rep. Simpson, Michael K. [R-ID-2] MICHAEL SIMPSON R ID K. 2 2021-09-17 True N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2022-02-01 False C001103 Rep. Carter, Earl L. "Buddy" [R-GA-1] Earl Carter R GA L. "Buddy" 1 2022-04-11 False Government Operations and Politics Administrative law and regulatory procedures Architecture Building construction General Services Administration Government buildings, facilities, and property Government Operations and Politics 00 2021-09-17 Introduced in House 2021-11-12T18:51:27Z 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 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 such regulations as necessary to implement the amendment made by this bill and to establish minimum standards for the construction and acquisition of public buildings in the United States.

]]> Democracy in Design Act 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. Introduced in House IH Display Title Democracy in Design Act Short Title(s) as Introduced Democracy in Design Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2021-09-17T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117hr5291ih/xml/BILLS-117hr5291ih.xml 2021-09-20 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.