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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[H.R. 9598 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 9598

  To prohibit the use of Federal, State, foreign, or private funds to 
           install permanent fencing around Lafayette Square.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              July 6, 2026

  Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                     Committee on Natural Resources

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                                 A BILL

 
  To prohibit the use of Federal, State, foreign, or private funds to 
           install permanent fencing around Lafayette Square.

    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 Lafayette Square 
Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITING USE OF FUNDS FOR PERMANENT FENCING AROUND LAFAYETTE 
              SQUARE.

    (a) Prohibition.--No Federal, State, foreign, or private funds may 
be used to install permanent fencing around Lafayette Square.
    (b) Rule of Construction.--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 Lafayette Square.
    (c) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Lafayette square.--The term ``Lafayette Square'' means 
        the Federal park located in Washington, DC, bound by--
                    (A) H Street Northwest on the north;
                    (B) Madison Place Northwest on the east;
                    (C) Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest on the south; and
                    (D) Jackson Place Northwest on the west.
            (2) State.--The term ``State'' means any State of the 
        United States, the District of Columbia, or any territory or 
        possession or political subdivision thereof.
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No Fencing at Lafayette Square Act

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