US Congress House Bill 7604 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)
Status: Introduced on July 13 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-07-14 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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 issued 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.

Democracy in Design Act

Rep. Dina Titus [D-NV]	Rep. Al Lawson [D-FL]	Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]	Rep. Grace Napolitano [D-CA]
Rep. Mike Thompson [D-CA]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Sharice Davids [D-KS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-07-14	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
2020-07-13	House	Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
2020-07-13	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7604/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr7604/BILLS-116hr7604ih.pdf