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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4337 
To prohibit the use of physical force by executive branch personnel against 
Members of Congress conducting oversight in their official capacity, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 10, 2025 
Ms. LEE of Pennsylvania (for herself, Mr. FROST, Mrs. RAMIREZ, Mr. LYNCH, 
Mr. JACKSON of Illinois, Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN, Ms. ANSARI, Mr. 
THANEDAR, Ms. BONAMICI, Ms. SIMON, Mr. CARTER of Louisiana, Ms. 
SALINAS, Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI, Ms. TOKUDA, Ms. TLAIB, Mr. 
HERNA´NDEZ, Ms. DEXTER, Ms. WILLIAMS of Georgia, Ms. OCASIO-COR-
TEZ, and Mr. CASAR) introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform 
A BILL 
To prohibit the use of physical force by executive branch 
personnel against Members of Congress conducting over-
sight in their official capacity, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Congressional Over-
sight Access Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FORCE AGAINST MEM-
BERS OF CONGRESS. 
(a) PROHIBITED ACTIONS.—No officer, agent, con-
tractor, or employee of the executive branch may use phys-
ical force, detain, remove, or otherwise physically interfere 
with a Member of Congress who— 
(1) is conducting a covered oversight activity; 
(2) presents valid congressional identification or 
identifies themselves as a Member of Congress; 
(3) is present in or on the premises of any fed-
erally controlled property; and 
(4) does not pose a clear and imminent physical 
threat to persons or property. 
(b) APPLICATION.—Nothing in this section shall be 
construed to— 
(1) exempt a Member of Congress from lawful 
security screening or building access procedures; or 
(2) prevent action in response to a clear and 
imminent physical threat to persons or property. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following defi-
nitions apply: 
(1) COVERED OVERSIGHT ACTIVITY.—The term 
‘‘covered oversight activity’’ means any activity that 
includes the review, monitoring, supervision, inves-
tigation, visitation, whether scheduled or unsched-
uled, by a Member of Congress acting in their offi-
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cial capacity, with respect to the execution of laws, 
compliance with court orders, or the administration 
of Federal programs, policies, or operations. 
(2) FEDERALLY CONTROLLED PROPERTY.—The 
term ‘‘federally controlled property’’ means any 
building, land, or other real property owned, leased, 
operated, occupied, or used under contract, coopera-
tive agreement, or intergovernmental service agree-
ment by the Federal Government or any executive 
branch agency (including detention centers and field- 
control sites). 
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