Democracy in Design Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2891 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2891

  To direct the Administrator of General Services to ensure that the 
design of public buildings in the United States adheres to the guiding 
      principles for Federal architecture, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

           September 18 (legislative day, September 16), 2025

  Mr. Van Hollen (for himself and Mr. Lujan) introduced the following 
bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment 
                            and Public Works

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                                 A BILL


 
  To direct the Administrator of General Services to ensure that the 
design of public buildings in the United States adheres to the guiding 
      principles for Federal architecture, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Democracy in Design Act''.

SEC. 2. CONTINUING INVESTIGATION AND SURVEY OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS.

    (a) In General.--Section 3303 of title 40, United States Code, is 
amended--
            (1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph 
        (1), by inserting ``(referred to in this section as the 
        `Administrator')'' after ``Services''; and
            (2) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(e) Guiding Principles for Federal Architecture.--The 
Administrator shall ensure that the design of public buildings in the 
United States adheres to the principles described in the report 
published by the Ad Hoc Committee on Federal Office Space entitled 
`Guiding Principles for Federal Architecture' and dated June 1, 
1962.''.
    (b) Rulemaking.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, the Administrator of General Services 
        shall promulgate such regulations as are necessary--
                    (A) to implement the amendment made by subsection 
                (a)(2); and
                    (B) to establish minimum standards by which the 
                Administrator of General Services shall design public 
                buildings (as defined in section 3301(a) of title 40, 
                United States Code) in the United States.
            (2) Notice and comment.--The regulations required under 
        paragraph (1) shall be issued after notice and an opportunity 
        for public comment in accordance with the procedure applicable 
        to substantive rules under section 553 of title 5, United 
        States Code.
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