Title: Supporting reopening the United States Capitol and House Office Buildings to the American people.
Policy area: Congress

Summary:
This resolution supports reopening the U.S. Capitol Building and House Office Buildings to visitors under the public visitation policies that were in place before the COVID-19 pandemic.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 934 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 934

    Supporting reopening the United States Capitol and House Office 
                   Buildings to the American people.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           February 18, 2022

 Mr. Norman (for himself, Mr. Brooks, Mr. Gibbs, Mr. Fleischmann, Mr. 
  Perry, Ms. Mace, Mrs. Miller of Illinois, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Wilson of 
South Carolina, Mr. Timmons, Mr. Issa, Mr. Biggs, Mr. Johnson of South 
     Dakota, Mr. Clyde, and Mr. Huizenga) submitted the following 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration

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                               RESOLUTION


 
    Supporting reopening the United States Capitol and House Office 
                   Buildings to the American people.

Whereas the United States Capitol and House Office Buildings closed to public 
        visitation on March 12, 2020, at the very outset of the pandemic;
Whereas, since March of 2020, the American people have learned how to safely 
        gather and enter public places despite the existence of COVID-19 and, 
        due to Operation Warp Speed, have had the opportunity to be vaccinated 
        against COVID-19 for more than a year;
Whereas, despite the existence of COVID-19, tens of thousands of people 
        routinely gather across the country for sporting, entertainment, 
        worship, and other events;
Whereas, despite the existence of COVID-19, stores, restaurants, and other 
        public places have been successfully welcoming the public since the 
        pandemic began in 2020;
Whereas, despite the existence of COVID-19, the American people, including 
        Members of Congress, routinely use crowded public transportation 
        vehicles, including airplanes and trains;
Whereas, despite the existence of COVID-19, most Americans have long since 
        resumed working around co-workers, customers, and others;
Whereas it is illogical and unacceptable that, despite the rest of the United 
        States being open, the United States Capitol and House Office Buildings, 
        buildings that belong to the American people, remain largely closed to 
        public visitation; and
Whereas it is time to once again welcome the public participation in the 
        legislative process and the public visitation of our historic buildings 
        that have always been hallmarks of American democracy: Now, therefore, 
        be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) recognizes the importance of reopening the United 
        States Capitol and House Office Buildings to the American 
        people to facilitate public participation in the legislative 
        process and public visitation of these historic buildings; and
            (2) supports returning to the public visitation policies 
        for House Office Buildings and the portions of the United 
        States Capitol and Capitol complex within House jurisdiction 
        that were in place before the COVID-19 pandemic.
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