S. 3056Senate118th Congress (2023-2025)In Committee

No Fencing at the United States Capitol Complex Act

A bill 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.

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The No Fencing at the United States Capitol Complex Act bars the use of federal money to build any new permanent fence around the Capitol building, its other Capitol structures, or any part of the Capitol grounds. It applies to any federal agency or program that might fund such construction, affecting how security infrastructure is financed at the Capitol complex.

Key Provisions

Prohibits any federal funding for the installation of new permanent fencing around the Capitol buildings or Capitol grounds.
Allows repair or replacement of fencing that already existed when the law takes effect, so existing fences can be maintained but not expanded with new permanent barriers.

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

Rules and Administration Committee

October 17, 2023

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Introduced in Senate

October 17, 2023

SenateIntro Referral

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.

Rules and Administration Committee

October 17, 2023

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Introduced in SenateIssued October 17, 2023

118th CONGRESS

1st Session

S. 3056

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

October 17, 2023

Mr. Van Hollen (for himself and Mr. Wicker) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration

A BILL

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.

Short title

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

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).