110 HRES 815 IH: Expressing the sense of the House of U.S. House of Representatives 2007-11-09 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.

IV 110th CONGRESS 1st Session H. RES. 815 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES November 9, 2007 Mr. Moran of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Duncan, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Capuano, and Mr. Matheson) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration RESOLUTION Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that staff-led tours of the United States Capitol should be preserved.

Whereas the Capitol Visitor’s Center is scheduled to open in the fall of 2008 and it has been proposed that professional staff will exclusively begin to give tours; Whereas Members of Congress should retain the ability to provide their constituents staff-led tours; Whereas staff-led tours have become a longstanding tradition in the United States Capitol; Whereas Capitol tours provide constituents an opportunity to meet their Member of Congress and personal staff and receive unique local perspectives and insights regarding the history of the United States Capitol; Whereas staff-led tours allow for smaller more personalized tours; Whereas staff-led tours provide constituents a closer look at the work of the Member’s office; and Whereas explicitly limiting Capitol tours to just 1 provider, United States Capitol Guide Service, will severely limit a constituent’s experience of their Representative’s congressional office: Now, therefore, be it

That the House of Representatives supports the continuation of staff-led tours of the United States Capitol.