H.R. 10396House119th Congress (2025-2027)In Committee

No Fencing at the United States Capitol Complex Act

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 put up any new permanent fences around the Capitol building(s) or any part of the Capitol grounds. It does not stop the government from fixing or replacing fences that already exist. The bill mainly affects the budgeting decisions of federal agencies that would otherwise fund such fencing projects.

Key Provisions

Federal funds cannot be spent to install new permanent fencing around the perimeter of any Capitol building or the Capitol grounds.
The prohibition does not apply to repairing or replacing fencing that was already in place when the law takes effect.

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Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

September 15, 2026

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HouseIntro Referral

Introduced in House

September 15, 2026

HouseIntro Referral

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E923-934)

September 15, 2026

HouseIntro Referral

Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

Transportation and Infrastructure Committee

September 15, 2026

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Introduced in HouseIssued September 15, 2026

119th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 10396

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

September 15, 2026

Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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).