Make Federal Architecture Beautiful Again Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 5565 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5565 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. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 26, 2025 Mr. Burchett introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure _______________________________________________________________________ A 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. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Make Federal Architecture Beautiful Again Act''. SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. In this Act: (1) 2025 dollars.--The term ``2025 dollars'' means dollars adjusted for inflation using the Bureau of Economic Analysis's Gross Domestic Product price deflator and using 2025 as the base year. (2) Administration.--The term ``Administration'' means the General Services Administration. (3) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the Administrator of General Services. (4) Applicable federal public building.--The term ``applicable Federal public building'' means-- (A) all Federal courthouse and agency headquarters; (B) all Federal public buildings in the National Capital Region; and (C) all other Federal public buildings that cost or are expected to cost more than 50,000,000 in 2025 dollars to design, build, and finish, but does not include infrastructure projects or land ports of entry. (5) Brutalist arch