118 HR 5974 IH: No Fencing at the United States Capitol Complex Act U.S. House of Representatives 2023-10-25 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I118th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 5974IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESOctober 17, 2023Ms. Norton introduced the following billOctober 25, 2023Referred to the Committee on Transportation and InfrastructureA BILLTo 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.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the No Fencing at the United States Capitol Complex Act.

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Prohibiting use of funds for new permanent fencing around United States Capitol

(a)

In general

No Federal funds may be used to install new permanent fencing around— (1)the perimeter of any of the Capitol Buildings described in section 5101 of title 40, United States Code; or (2)the perimeter of the United States Capitol Grounds, or any portion thereof, described in section 5102 of such title. (b)

Repair and replacement of existing fencing

Nothing in subsection (a) shall be construed to prohibit the repair or replacement of fencing that was in existence on the date of enactment of this Act around an area described in subsection (a).