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Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] · D–NV
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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Based on the full Introduced in House · 2025-02-25 text. This explanation has not received human editorial review. This overview describes the proposal’s major provisions; it does not establish what its real-world effects would be.
The proposed Democracy in Design Act would require the Administrator of General Services to ensure that public building designs in the United States follow principles in a specified 1962 report. It would also require regulations to implement that requirement and set minimum design standards, after public notice and an opportunity to comment.
This Act may be cited as the Democracy in Design Act.
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.
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 in the United States.
The regulations required under paragraph (1) shall be issued after notice and an opportunity for public comment
The bill would amend section 3303 of title 40 of the United States Code to require adherence to the architectural principles in the Ad Hoc Committee on Federal Office Space’s report dated June 1, 1962.
Section 3303 of title 40, United States Code, is amended—
(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.
Within 180 days after enactment, the Administrator of General Services would have to issue regulations implementing the architectural requirement and establishing minimum standards for the Administrator’s design of public buildings in the United States. This deadline would run from enactment, not introduction.
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 in the United States.
The regulations would require public notice and an opportunity for people to comment before issuance, following the procedure for substantive rules under section 553 of title 5 of the United States Code.
(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.
The supplied actions snapshot, updated October 6, 2026, records introduction in the House on February 25, 2025, and referrals that day to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and its Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Source snapshot updated 2026-10-06T08:05:43Z. 2025-02-25: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management. 2025-02-25: Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. 2025-02-25: Introduced in House
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