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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2180 

To relocate fencing around the Capitol Buildings and the United States 

Capitol Grounds, and to direct the Secretary of Defense to reassign 

members of the National Guard deployed to the National Capital Region 

to the southern land border of the United States. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 23, 2021 

Mr. WEBER of Texas (for himself, Mr. BABIN, Mr. GOODEN of Texas, Mrs. 

WAGNER, Mr. BUDD, Mr. GOOD of Virginia, Mr. WILLIAMS of Texas, Mr. 

POSEY, Mr. CAWTHORN, Mr. FALLON, Mr. ARRINGTON, Ms. HERRELL, 

and Mr. BAIRD) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on 

Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions 

as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To relocate fencing around the Capitol Buildings and the 

United States Capitol Grounds, and to direct the Secretary of Defense to reassign members of the National 

Guard deployed to the National Capital Region to the 

southern land border of the United States. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Redirecting Resources 

3 to the Border Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. RELOCATION OF FENCING AROUND THE CAPITOL 

5 BUILDINGS AND THE UNITED STATES CAP6 ITOL GROUNDS; REASSIGNMENT OF MEM7 BERS OF THE NATIONAL GUARD DEPLOYED 

8 TO THE NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION. 

9 (a) FENCING.—Not later than 30 days after the date 

10 of the enactment of this Act, all covered fencing shall be 

11 relocated to the southern land border of the United States. 

12 (b) NATIONAL GUARD.—Not later than 30 days after 

13 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 

14 Defense shall reassign covered members to support U.S. 

15 Customs and Border Protection in securing the southern 

16 land border of the United States. 

17 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

18 (1) The term ‘‘covered duty’’ means duty per19 formed— 

20 (A) in the National Capital Region; and 

21 (B) in support of the mission in response 

22 to the attacks on January 6, 2021, on the Cap23 itol Buildings and the United States Capitol 

24 Grounds (described in sections 5101 and 5102 

25 of title 40, United States Code). 


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1 (2) The term ‘‘covered fencing’’ means fencing 

2 installed on or after January 6, 2021, around— 

3 (A) the perimeter of any of the Capitol 

4 Buildings described in section 5101 of title 40, 

5 United States Code; or 

6 (B) the perimeter of the United States 

7 Capitol Grounds, or any portion thereof, de8 scribed in section 5102 of such title. 

9 (3) The term ‘‘covered member’’ means a mem10 ber of the National Guard deployed to the National 

11 Capital Region— 

12 (A) on or after January 6, 2021; and 

13 (B) to perform covered duty. 

14 (4) The term ‘‘National Capital Region’’ has 

15 the meaning given that term in section 2674 of title 

16 10, United States Code. 

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