Title: To prohibit the use of Federal funds for certain purposes within the District of Columbia.
Policy area: Congress

Summary:
This bill prohibits the use of federal funds (1) 15 days after its enactment, to support the mission of the National Guard in the District of Columbia in response to the attacks on the U.S. Capitol buildings and grounds on January 6, 2021; or (2) to install permanent fencing around the perimeter of any U.S. Capitol buildings or grounds.
On January 7, 2021, in response to the attacks, razor wire fencing was erected to secure the perimeter of the U.S. Capitol; the fencing was initially to remain in place for 30 days and was kept in place through periodic extensions.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2083 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2083

 To prohibit the use of Federal funds for certain purposes within the 
                         District of Columbia.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 19, 2021

 Mr. Calvert (for himself, Mr. McCarthy, Mr. Van Drew, Mr. Nunes, Mr. 
     Fleischmann, Mrs. Wagner, Mr. Gaetz, Ms. Tenney, Mr. Kelly of 
 Pennsylvania, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Steube, Mrs. Steel, Mr. Obernolte, Mr. 
LaMalfa, Mr. Brooks, Mr. Issa, Mr. Wenstrup, Mr. Harris, Mr. Owens, Mr. 
McClintock, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Rosendale, Mr. Perry, Mr. Grothman, 
 Mr. Valadao, Mr. Donalds, Mr. Reschenthaler, Mr. Mann, Mrs. Miller of 
 West Virginia, Mr. Baird, Mr. Lamborn, Mr. Gooden of Texas, Mr. Roy, 
Mr. Crawford, Mr. Clyde, Mr. Bishop of North Carolina, Mr. Stewart, Mr. 
    Bacon, Mr. Babin, and Mr. Kelly of Mississippi) introduced the 
 following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 
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

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                                 A BILL


 
 To prohibit the use of Federal funds for certain purposes within the 
                         District of Columbia.

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

SECTION 1. PROHIBITIONS ON FEDERAL FUNDS FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES WITHIN 
              THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.

    (a) National Guard.--No Federal funds may be used after the day 
that is 15 days after the date of the enactment of this Act to support 
the mission of the National Guard in the District of Columbia in 
response to the attacks on the United States Capitol Buildings and 
Grounds (as defined and described in sections 5101 and 5102 of title 
40, United States Code) on January 6, 2021.
    (b) Fencing.--No Federal funds may be used to install 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.
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