No Palaces Act
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill requires National Capital Planning Commission approval and gives Congress a joint-resolution disapproval process before White House or White House grounds improvements can proceed, while restricting private and federal funding for those projects.
Who Benefits and How
Congress, the National Capital Planning Commission, and taxpayers could gain more oversight of major White House improvement decisions and their funding.
Who Bears the Burden and How
The Executive Office of the President and any federal agency acting on its behalf would face added approval, waiting-period, and funding restrictions before carrying out covered improvements.
Key Provisions
- Requires Executive Office concept review and National Capital Planning Commission approval before covered White House improvements may proceed.
- Allows Congress to block an approved improvement through an expedited joint resolution of disapproval.
- Bars private funds for covered improvements unless Congress authorizes them and requires federal funds to comply with appropriations law.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill requires National Capital Planning Commission approval and gives Congress a joint-resolution disapproval process before White House or White House grounds improvements can proceed, while restricting private and federal funding for those projects.
Key Policy Areas
Government Administration
Primary Purpose
This bill requires National Capital Planning Commission approval and gives Congress a joint-resolution disapproval process before White House or White House grounds improvements can proceed, while restricting private and federal funding for those projects.
Policy Domains
Main Provisions
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Congressional overseers and taxpayers seeking tighter controls on White House improvement projects
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Executive Office of the President and federal agencies managing White House improvements
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMr. Blumenthal introduced the following bill; which was read twice …
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and …
Introduced in Senate
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Executive Office of the President and agencies managing White House improvement projects
Taxpayers and congressional overseers who gain more control over White House improvement spending
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
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