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H.R. 5974 118th Congress House

No Fencing at the United States Capitol Complex Act

Official title: To prohibit the use of Federal funds to install new permanent fencing around the United States Capitol, any of the Capitol Buildings, or any portion of the Capitol Grounds.

Introduced: October 17, 2023 Introduced by: Eleanor Holmes Norton Democratic · District of Columbia See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 27, 2023
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Oct 25, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Oct 17, 2023
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E983)
Oct 17, 2023
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 27, 2023

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

No Fencing at the United States Capitol Complex Act

This bill prohibits the use of federal funds for permanent fencing around the perimeter of any U.S. Capitol buildings or grounds.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3056 Identical bill No Fencing at the United States Capitol Complex Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1
D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Oct 8, 2024
 D
Tlaib, Rashida
Michigan · Oct 1, 2024
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Oct 26, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5974: No Fencing at the United States Capitol Complex Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-5974/
MLA
"H.R. 5974: No Fencing at the United States Capitol Complex Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-5974/.
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H.R. 5974, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-5974/.
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[H.R. 5974: No Fencing at the United States Capitol Complex Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-5974/)
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