3.0.0 366 2025-12-05T08:53:30Z 2025-12-05T08:53:30Z Senate S S 2023-02-09 118 https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/366 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Standing Referred To 2023-02-09T20:37:41Z 118 964 HR 2023-02-10 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management. Identical bill CRS 2023-02-09 ssev00 Environment and Public Works Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works. IntroReferral 2023-02-09 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress V000128 Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] Chris Van Hollen D MD N L000570 Sen. Lujan, Ben Ray [D-NM] Ben Luján D NM R. 2023-02-09 True B001310 Sen. Braun, Mike [R-IN] Mike Braun R IN 2023-02-28 False H001042 Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] Mazie Hirono D HI K. 2024-11-12 False Government Operations and Politics Administrative law and regulatory procedures 2023-06-30T15:15:20Z Architecture 2023-06-30T15:15:20Z General Services Administration 2023-06-30T15:15:20Z Government buildings, facilities, and property 2023-06-30T15:15:20Z Government Operations and Politics 2023-03-16T15:45:18Z

00 2023-02-09 Introduced in Senate 2023-04-25T13:00:58Z <p><b>Democracy in Design Act</b> </p> <p>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 <i>Guiding Principles for Federal Architecture</i>. </p> <p>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.</p> <p>The GSA must issue regulations to implement the amendment made by this bill and to establish minimum standards for the design of public buildings.</p>

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