HR10396Referred to Committee

No Fencing at the United States Capitol Complex Act

Introduced

In Committee

Passed One Chamber

Passed Both

Signed into Law

119th

Congress

2026-09-15

Introduced

Cosponsors

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Type

Sponsor

Eleanor Holmes Norton

Democrat · DC · Representative

Votes with party: 96.2% (78 recorded votes)

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Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

2026-09-15

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House Committee on Transportation and InfrastructureReferred To · 2026-09-15

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Subjects

Government Operations and Politics

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 10396 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 10396 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. _______________________________________________________________________ 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. 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 ``No Fencing at the United States Capitol Complex Act''. SEC. 2. 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). <all>

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