118 HR 6604 IH: No Fencing at the United States Supreme Court Act U.S. House of Representatives 2023-12-05 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. 6604IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESDecember 5, 2023Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and InfrastructureA BILLTo prohibit the use of Federal funds to install permanent fencing around the United States Supreme Court Building or grounds.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the No Fencing at the United States Supreme Court Act.

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Prohibiting use of funds for permanent fencing around United States Supreme Court Building or grounds

(a)

Prohibition

No Federal funds may be used to install permanent fencing around—(1)the perimeter of the United States Supreme Court Building; or(2)the perimeter of the Supreme Court grounds, or any portion thereof, described in section 6101(b) of title 40, United States Code.(b)

Rule of construction

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).