I 
112TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 280 
To prohibit offices of the legislative branch from entering into a contract 
for the provision of goods or services within the Capitol Complex with 
any contractor who does not participate in the E-Verify Program for 
employment eligibility verification, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 12, 2011 
Mr. GALLEGLY (for himself, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. ROYCE, Mr. ROHR-
ABACHER, Mr. KINGSTON, Mr. BILBRAY, Mr. SHULER, Mr. CALVERT, 
Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, and Mr. CAMPBELL) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on House Administration 
A BILL 
To prohibit offices of the legislative branch from entering 
into a contract for the provision of goods or services 
within the Capitol Complex with any contractor who 
does not participate in the E-Verify Program for employ-
ment eligibility verification, 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 ‘‘Secure the Capitol 
Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. REQUIRING LEGISLATIVE BRANCH CONTRACTORS 
TO PARTICIPATE IN E-VERIFY PROGRAM. 
An office of the legislative branch may not enter into 
a contract for the provision of goods or services within 
the Capitol Complex with any contractor who employs in-
dividuals unless the contractor— 
(1) elects to participate in the E-Verify Pro-
gram described in section 403(a) of the Illegal Im-
migration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act 
of 1996 (8 U.S.C. 1324a note), and is in compliance 
with the terms and conditions of such election, with 
respect to all of its employees as well as those pro-
viding goods or services under the contract; and 
(2) certifies that each of its subcontractors pro-
viding goods or services under the contract has elect-
ed to participate in such program, and is in compli-
ance with the terms and conditions of such election, 
with respect to all of its employees as well as those 
providing goods or services under the subcontract. 
SEC. 3. CAPITOL COMPLEX DEFINED. 
For purposes of this Act, the ‘‘Capitol Complex’’ con-
sists of the following facilities together with their grounds: 
(1) The United States Capitol (including the 
Capitol Visitor Center) and the Capitol Grounds. 
(2) The Cannon, Longworth, Rayburn, and 
Ford House Office Buildings. 
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(3) The Russell, Dirksen, and Hart Senate Of-
fice Buildings. 
(4) The House of Representatives Child Care 
Center and the Senate Employee Child Care Center. 
(5) Any facility serving as a dormitory resi-
dence for Congressional pages. 
(6) The United States Botanic Garden. 
(7) The Jefferson, Madison, and Adams Build-
ings of the Library of Congress. 
(8) The Capitol Power Plant. 
(9) The United States Capitol Police Head-
quarters Building. 
SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE; TRANSITION FOR CURRENT CON-
TRACTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—This Act shall apply with respect 
to contracts entered into after the expiration of the 30- 
day period which begins on the date of the enactment of 
this Act. 
(b) TRANSITION FOR CURRENT CONTRACTS.—Upon 
the enactment of this Act, each office of the legislative 
branch with a contract in effect on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act which is described in section 2 shall ob-
tain assurances from the contractor involved that the con-
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tractor will meet the requirements of such section prior 
to the expiration of the period described in subsection (a). 
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