Town Halls for All Act of 2026

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 10320 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                               H. R. 10320

  To require Members of Congress to convene and attend town halls in 
   their respective congressional districts, and for other purposes.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 8, 2026

  Mr. Neguse introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                   Committee on House Administration

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                                 A BILL

 
  To require Members of Congress to convene and attend town halls in 
   their respective congressional districts, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Town Halls for All Act of 2026''.

SEC. 2. ATTENDANCE AT TOWN HALLS.

    (a) In General.--Each Member of Congress shall convene and attend a 
town hall, which shall be open to the general public and in the 
congressional district of the Member, not fewer than 12 times in a 
calendar year.
    (b) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Congressional district.--The term ``congressional 
        district'' means--
                    (A) with respect to a Senator, the State of the 
                Senator; and
                    (B) with respect to a Representative in, or a 
                Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress, the 
                congressional district of the Representative, Delegate, 
                or Resident Commissioner.
            (2) Member of congress.--The term ``Member of Congress'' 
        means a Senator or Representative in, or a Delegate or Resident 
        Commissioner to, the Congress.
            (3) Town hall.--The term ``town hall'' means a proceeding 
        open to the general public, which shall be conducted as an in-
        person gathering that meets the following requirements:
                    (A) No fee is charged for a member of the general 
                public to join the town hall.
                    (B) Public notice of the town hall, including the 
                date, time, and city of the town hall, is provided not 
                less than 4 calendar days before the town hall, with 
                the precise location of the town hall provided to such 
                members of the general public who register interest in 
                attendance to the Member if such location is not 
                provided in a public notice.
                    (C) The public notice referred to in subparagraph 
                (B) is provided--
                            (i) by electronic mail, newsletter 
                        distribution list, or social media;
                            (ii) through the website of the Member; or
                            (iii) using any other method of 
                        communication regularly used by the Member to 
                        constituents.
                    (D) The town hall meets accessibility requirements 
                under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
                    (E) The town hall runs for at least 1 hour, unless 
                exigent circumstances cut short the town hall.

SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    This Act shall take effect at the start of the next Congress after 
the date of the enactment of this Act.
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