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3627
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2024-07-24T15:21:54Z
House
H
HR
2023-05-24
118
[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 88 (Wednesday, May 24, 2023)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. BANKS:H.R. 3627.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The constitutional authority of Congress to enact thislegislation is provided by Article I, section 8 of the UnitedStates Constitution, specifically clause 18 (relating to thepower to make all laws necessary and proper for carrying outthe powers vested in Congress).The single subject of this legislation is:federal architecture[Page H2597]
- hspw00
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
House
Standing
  - hspw13
Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Subcommittee
    - Referred to
2023-05-25T20:45:55Z
  - Referred to
2023-05-24T14:02:35Z

- Beautifying Federal Civic Architecture Act of 2023
118
1943
S
2023-06-13
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.
  - Related bill
CRS
- 2023-05-25
  - 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
- 2023-05-24
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
IntroReferral
H11100
2
House floor actions
  - hspw00
Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
- 2023-05-24
Introduced in House
IntroReferral
Intro-H
9
Library of Congress
- 2023-05-24
Introduced in House
IntroReferral
1000
9
Library of Congress
- B001299
Rep. Banks, Jim [R-IN-3]
Jim
Banks
R
IN
3
N
- G000565
Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9]
Paul
Gosar
R
AZ
A.
9
2023-06-12
False
- G000596
Rep. Greene, Marjorie Taylor [R-GA-14]
Marjorie
Greene
R
GA
Taylor
14
2023-06-13
False
- G000578
Rep. Gaetz, Matt [R-FL-1]
Matt
Gaetz
R
FL
1
2023-06-13
False
- H001077
Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3]
Clay
Higgins
R
LA
3
2023-06-13
False
- S001196
Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21]
Elise
Stefanik
R
NY
M.
21
2023-07-03
False
- B001307
Rep. Baird, James R. [R-IN-4]
James
Baird
R
IN
R.
4
2023-07-03
False
- W000823
Rep. Waltz, Michael [R-FL-6]
Michael
Waltz
R
FL
6
2023-07-10
False
- M001195
Rep. Mooney, Alexander X. [R-WV-2]
Alexander
Mooney
R
WV
X.
2
2023-07-11
False
Government Operations and Politics
- Advisory bodies
2023-06-26T18:01:37Z
- Architecture
2023-06-26T18:01:37Z
- Congressional oversight
2023-06-26T18:01:37Z
- General Services Administration
2023-06-26T18:01:37Z
- Government buildings, facilities, and property
2023-06-26T18:01:37Z
Government Operations and Politics
2023-06-20T14:00:26Z
00
2023-05-24
Introduced in House
2024-03-19T15:46:33Z
Beautifying Federal Civic Architecture Act
This bill declares U.S. policy applicable to public buildings and establishes the President's Council on Improving Federal Civic Architecture.
The policy includes that
- applicable federal public buildings should uplift and beautify public spaces, command respect from the general public, be visually identifiable as civic buildings, respect regional architectural heritage, and meet other specified criteria;
- in the District of Columbia, classical architecture is the preferred and default architecture for federal public buildings absent exceptional factors;
- buildings that do not meet specified criteria should be considered for redesign where feasible and economical, particularly with respect to the exterior of the applicable federal building; and
- the General Services Administration (GSA) should seek input from future users of the applicable federal public buildings and the general public in the community where such buildings will be located before selecting an architectural firm or design style and give the general public's input substantial consideration.
The GSA must adhere to the policy. If the GSA proposes to approve a design for a new applicable federal public building that diverges from the preferred architecture, it must notify the Office of the Domestic Policy Advisor and Congress not later than 30 days before the date on which the GSA could reject the design without incurring substantial expenditures and describe the reasons for proposing to approve the design.

Beautifying Federal Civic Architecture Act
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Beautifying Federal Civic Architecture Act
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- Short Title(s) as Introduced
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Beautifying Federal Civic Architecture Act
2024-05-24T13:39:28Z
Introduced in House
IH
- Official Title as Introduced
6

To establish the President's Council on Improving Federal Civic Architecture, and for other purposes.
2024-03-18T20:53:33Z
Introduced in House
IH
- Introduced in House
2023-05-24T04:00:00Z
  - https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-118hr3627ih/xml/BILLS-118hr3627ih.xml
2023-05-25
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
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