To codify Executive Order 14388 (relating to improving our Nation through better design).
Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill codifies Executive Order 14388, identified in the bill as the order relating to improving the Nation through better design. The order created the America by Design effort and National Design Studio approach for improving public-facing federal services, especially digital and physical experiences where people interact with government. By giving the order the force and effect of law, the bill would make those design-improvement directives more durable than ordinary executive policy.
Who Benefits and How
Users of federal websites, federal benefit applicants, businesses interacting with government services, accessibility advocates, and public-facing agency service teams benefit if codification leads to clearer, more usable, and more consistent government interfaces. The National Design Studio and agency design teams gain a stronger mandate to modernize high-impact service experiences.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Federal agencies, agency website owners, digital service teams, procurement officials, accessibility officers, and the Executive Office of the President design function must comply with a statutory version of the executive order. Agencies may need to redesign websites, forms, public-service workflows, brand systems, and procurement practices under tighter design oversight.
Key Provisions
- Codifies Executive Order 14388 by giving it the force and effect of law.
- Strengthens the order relating to improving government services through better design.
- Supports the America by Design and National Design Studio approach to public-facing federal services.
- Requires agencies to treat design-improvement directives as statutory obligations rather than only executive policy.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Give Executive Order 14388 on improving federal service design and the America by Design effort the force and effect of law.
Key Policy Areas
Government Operations, Digital Services, Public Administration
Primary Purpose
Give Executive Order 14388 on improving federal service design and the America by Design effort the force and effect of law.
Policy Domains
Substantive provisions
Identified Gains
- Users of federal websites
- Federal benefit applicants
- Businesses using government services
- Accessibility advocates
- Agency digital service teams
Identified Costs
- Federal agencies
- Agency website owners
- Digital service teams
- Procurement officials
- Accessibility officers
- Executive Office of the President design staff
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMrs. Houchin introduced the following bill; which was referred to …
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Introduced in House
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "Beneficiaries"
- → ['Website users', 'Benefit applicants', 'Businesses', 'Advocates', 'Digital service teams']
- "Burden bearers"
- → ['Federal agencies', 'Website owners', 'Digital service teams', 'Procurement officials', 'Accessibility officers', 'Executive Office design staff']
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
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