S1943-118

Introduced

To establish the Council on Improving Federal Civic Architecture, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced Jun 13, 2023

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To establish the Council on Improving Federal Civic Architecture, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Transportation, Environment.

Who Benefits and How

federal agencies and legislative administrators 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 may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section id627F3FFD83F943D28849E903BB45D8DA: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Beautifying Federal Civic Architecture Act of 2023.
  • Section idc3b87f48f2c5451ca1e8b352955fbf39: 2. 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 idaec5f5fb7004477c96a9d55b178c9e44: 3. Definitions In this Act: The term 2023 dollars means dollars adjusted for inflating using the Gross Domestic Product price deflator of the Bureau of...
  • Section id28feefb55b1a4d3f8c33af71381cbac3: 4. Council on Improving Federal Civic Architecture There is established the Council on Improving Federal Civic Architecture. The Council shall be composed of—...
  • Section idbfb124bb4fec4977a9f62a5ead0cf662: 5. GSA requirements The Administrator shall adhere to the policy of the United States described in section 2. If the Administrator proposes to approve a design...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To establish the Council on Improving Federal Civic Architecture, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Key Policy Areas

Government Operations, Transportation, Environment

Primary Purpose

This bill, To establish the Council on Improving Federal Civic Architecture, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Policy Domains

Government Operations Transportation Environment

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • federal agencies and legislative administrators
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federal agencies and legislative administrators: ,
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
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federal implementing agencies: ,

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Jun 13, 2023

Mr. Rubio (for himself, Mr. Hagerty, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Lee, …

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Government Operations Transportation Environment
Actor Mappings
"the_secretary"
→ The Secretary identified in the operative section
"the_commission"
→ The commission identified in the operative section
"the_administrator"
→ The Administrator identified in the operative section

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

1 term
"preferred architecture" §idaec5f5fb7004477c96a9d55b178c9e44

the architecture described in section 2(2). The term public building has the meaning given the term in section 3301(a) of title 40, United States Code. The term traditional architecture includes— classical architecture

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