S. 2891

Summary

S. 2891, the Democracy in Design Act, was introduced in the Senate on Sep 18, 2025 by Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D) with 3 co-sponsors. It was referred to Environment And Public Works, and last saw action on Sep 18, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Record

Text

S. 2891 has 3 co-sponsors.

119 S2891 IS: Democracy in Design Act
 U.S. Senate
 2025-09-18
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
  II
  119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
  S. 2891
  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
  September 18 (legislative day,
  September 16), 2025
  Mr. Van Hollen  (for himself and
  Mr. Luján ) introduced the following bill;
  which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Environment and Public Works
  A BILL
To direct the Administrator of General Services to ensure that the design of
  public buildings in the United States adheres to the guiding principles for Federal
  architecture, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Democracy in Design Act  .
2.
Continuing investigation and survey of public buildings
(a)
In general
Section 3303 of title 40, United States Code, is amended—
(1)
in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting  (referred to in this section as the  Administrator )  after  Services ; and
(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.
  .
(b)
Rulemaking
(1)
In general
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 (as defined in section 3301(a) of title 40, United States Code) in the United States.
(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.

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A bill to direct the Administrator of General Services to ensure that the design of public buildings in the United States adheres to the guiding principles for Federal architecture, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D) sponsors S. 2891, and 3 members have co-sponsored it, 1 of them from the day it was introduced.

Chris Van Hollen

Sen. · D–MD · Sponsor

Introduced Sep 18, 2025

Ben Lujan

Sen. · D–NM · Co-sponsor

Joined Sep 18, 2025 · Original

Mazie Hirono

Sen. · D–HI · Co-sponsor

Joined Sep 30, 2025

Cory Booker

Sen. · D–NJ · Co-sponsor

Joined Feb 25, 2026

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Committees

S. 2891 went before 1 committee: Environment and Public Works.

Environment and Public Works

Environment and Public Works

Referred To · Sep 18, 2025 · 257 Bills

Actions

S. 2891 has taken 2 actions since Sep 18, 2025.

Votes

S. 2891 has not gone to a roll call.

Related bills

1 bill is related to S. 2891.

HR 1584Democracy in Design ActFeb 25, 2025 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Eme… · Related bill

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Titles

S. 2891 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Democracy in Design Act — Display Title
• Democracy in Design Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• A bill to direct the Administrator of General Services to ensure that the design of public buildings in the United States adheres to the guiding principles for Federal architecture, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 8 registered lobbyists who named S. 2891 in 7 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Automotive Industry, Copyright/Patent/Trademark, Consumer Issues/Safety/Products, Energy/Nuclear, Science/Technology, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Telecommunications, Trade (domestic/foreign).

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 2891 under Government Operations and Politics, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 2891’s is Government Operations and Politics.

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