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Federal Restricted Buildings and Grounds Improvement Act of 2011

Introduced: November 2, 2011 Introduced by: Blumenthal, Richard Democratic · Connecticut See on congress.gov
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Feb 7, 2012
Held at the desk.
Feb 7, 2012
Received in the House.
Feb 7, 2012
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Feb 6, 2012
Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S357-358; text as passed Senate: CR S357-358)
Feb 6, 2012
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S357-358; text as passed Senate: CR S357-358)
Nov 17, 2011
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 234.
Nov 17, 2011
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy with amendments. Without written report.
Nov 17, 2011
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
Nov 2, 2011
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Nov 2, 2011
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on November 17, 2011. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Federal Restricted Buildings and Grounds Improvement Act of 2011 - Amends the federal criminal code to revise the prohibition against entering restricted federal buildings or grounds to impose criminal penalties on anyone who knowingly enters any restricted building or grounds without lawful authority. Defines "restricted buildings or grounds" as a posted, cordoned off, or otherwise restricted area of: (1) the White House or its grounds or the Vice President's official residence or its grounds, (2) a building or grounds where the President or other person protected by the Secret Service is or will be temporarily visiting, or (3) a building or grounds so restricted due to a special event of national significance.

What's happening now February 7, 2012

Held at the desk.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 347 Identical bill Federal Restricted Buildings and Grounds Improvement Act of 2011
 Bill text 3 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Nov 17, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1794: Federal Restricted Buildings and Grounds Improvement Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-1794/
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"S. 1794: Federal Restricted Buildings and Grounds Improvement Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-1794/.
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