House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law
Beautifying Federal Civic Architecture Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMay 24, 2023
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 25, 2023 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3627.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BANKS, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 88, May 24, 2023, Page H2597):The constitutional authority of Congress to enact this legislation is provided by Article I, section 8 of the United States Constitution, specifically clause 18 (relating to the power to make all laws necessary and proper for carrying out the powers vested in Congress). The single subject of this legislation is: federal architectureSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record May 24, 2023 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 334 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 3627, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/3627
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- July 24, 2024
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of July 24, 2024). Not every bill gets one.
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
8 cosponsors — 8 Republicans
0 of 8 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
James Baird (R-IN), Matt Gaetz (R-FL), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Marjorie Greene (R-GA), Clay Higgins (R-LA), Alexander Mooney (R-WV), Elise Stefanik (R-NY), Michael Waltz (R-FL).
More from the sponsor
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 14, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.