No Fencing at the United States Capitol Complex Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 10396 Introduced in House (IH)]

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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.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

September 15, 2026

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

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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>