To promote classical and traditional architectural styles in Federal public buildings to enhance civic pride, reflect national heritage, and ensure aesthetic excellence in government infrastructure, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To promote classical and traditional architectural styles in Federal public buildings to enhance civic pride, reflect national heritage, and ensure aesthetic excellence in government infrastructure, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting financial institutions, investors, and borrowers. The main policy domain is Finance, Trade, Labor.
Who Benefits and How
financial institutions, investors, and borrowers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, financial institutions, investors, and borrowers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H33F48BE976F240BEA8885FDEF0846E8F: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Make Federal Architecture Beautiful Again Act.
- Section H7EC87C42E2574A2598B378D3FCA21347: 2. Definitions In this Act: The term 2025 dollars means dollars adjusted for inflation using the Bureau of Economic Analysis’s Gross Domestic Product price...
- Section H2374CE4D932B4A07B1052EBDF5EC0994: 3. Policy of the United States It is the policy of the United States that— applicable Federal public buildings should— uplift and beautify public spaces;...
- Section H9BED2497B0374157995163393EE7ACB2: 4. Guiding principles for Federal architecture Agencies shall, to the extent practicable, adhere to the following Guiding Principles for Federal Architecture:...
- Section H24DA61EFA7A242B39A3580DB4B8DC9F2: 5. GSA requirements The Administrator shall adhere to the policy of the United States described in sections 3 and 4 and shall expeditiously update GSA policies...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
To mandate and promote classical and traditional architectural styles as the preferred design for new and renovated Federal public buildings, aiming to enhance civic pride, reflect national heritage, and ensure aesthetic excellence.
Key Policy Areas
Government Operations, Public Works, Architecture
Primary Purpose
To mandate and promote classical and traditional architectural styles as the preferred design for new and renovated Federal public buildings, aiming to enhance civic pride, reflect national heritage, and ensure aesthetic excellence.
Policy Domains
Promotion of Classical and Traditional Architecture in Federal Public Buildings
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Architects specializing in classical or traditional architecture
- The general public (through enhanced civic aesthetics and pride)
- Communities with regional architectural heritage
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- General Services Administration (GSA) and its employees
- Architects and firms specializing in non-classical or non-traditional architectural styles
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Burchett introduced the following bill; which was referred to …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "agencies"
- → Federal agencies responsible for public buildings
- "the_president"
- → The President of the United States
- "the_administrator"
- → Administrator of General Services
- "the_administration"
- → General Services Administration (GSA)
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
Includes classical architecture and historic humanistic architecture such as Gothic, Romanesque, Second Empire, Pueblo Revival, Spanish Colonial, and other Mediterranean styles historically rooted in various regions of America.
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