# 119-hr-5194: Beautifying Federal Civic Architecture Act of 2025

119-hr-5194, Beautifying Federal Civic Architecture Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Kiley, Kevin [I-CA-3] (I-CA); status in_committee (as of 2026-09-05).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-5194
- Congress: 119
- Title: Beautifying Federal Civic Architecture Act of 2025
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-09-08
- Sponsor: Rep. Kiley, Kevin [I-CA-3] (I-CA)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-05

## Summary

**This bill would make classical and traditional architecture the preferred standard for major federal public buildings.** It seeks to shape design choices so federal buildings uplift public spaces, reflect regional heritage, and inspire public respect. - Federal projects: Covers Federal courthouses, agency headquarters, public buildings in the National Capital region, and other public buildings with design, build, and finish costs above $50 million in 2025 dollars. Infrastructure projects and land ports of entry are excluded. - Communities and users: Requires substantial input from local communities and asks designs to be visually identifiable as civic buildings, to respect regional architectural traditions, and to contribute to coherent urban ensembles and public landscapes. - Architects, GSA staff, and procurement: Directs the General Services Administration to recruit and weight firms with classical and traditional experience in competitions and design-build procurements, require reviewers with formal classical training, create a Senior Advisor for Architectural Design, factor lifecycle costs into decisions, and notify the Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy at least 30 days before rejecting a divergent design that would incur substantial expenditures.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Moore, Riley M. [R-WV-2] (R-WV), 2025-09-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gill, Brandon [R-TX-26] (R-TX), 2026-09-03T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- New design rules for federal buildings: mixed, medium. The bill would set design rules for many federal buildings. Classical and traditional styles would be preferred, and in Washington, D.C., classical would be the default unless there is an exceptional reason. Agencies would have to get strong local input, consider regional styles, and may hold desig…
- Legal limits and funding guardrails: mixed, low. The bill would only be carried out when allowed by law and when money is available. It would not change existing legal powers of agencies or the Office of Management and Budget. It would not give private people a right to sue the United States under this bill.
- New oversight for building design choices: mixed, low. GSA would add a Senior Advisor for Architectural Design with classical or traditional expertise. GSA leaders and staff who pick designs would have performance goals tied to these policies. Before approving a design that departs from the preferred styles, the Administrator would need to notify the W…
- Which projects must follow these designs: mixed, low. The bill would define which buildings the rules cover. It would include federal courthouses, agency headquarters, public buildings in the National Capital region, and any other public building that costs over $50,000,000 to design, build, and finish, measured in 2025 dollars. It would not cover inf…

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- 119-hr-1422: Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025
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- 119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-5194 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5194)

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- [119-hr-2853: Combating Organized Retail Crime Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2853)
- [119-hr-1422: Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1422)
- [119-hr-1301: Death Tax Repeal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1301)
- [119-hr-703: Main Street Tax Certainty Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-703)
- [119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1229)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5194 (as of 2026-09-05).