To prohibit the use of Federal funds for the installation of fencing around the perimeter of the United States Capitol or the United States Capitol Grounds.

Bill: 117-hr-3556
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-42]
Introduced: 2021-05-28
Policy area: Congress
Latest action: action_date: 2021-06-01
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-05-28
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill prohibits the use of federal funds for temporary or permanent fencing around the perimeter of any U.S. Capitol buildings or grounds. It also requires the existing temporary fencing to be removed within 15 days of the bill's enactment.</p> <p>On January 7, 2021, in response to the previous day's events, 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 has since been kept in place through periodic extensions.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3556 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 28, 2021 Mr. Calvert introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To prohibit the use of Federal funds for the installation of fencing around the perimeter of the United States Capitol or the United States Capitol Grounds.

1. Prohibiting use of funds for permanent fencing around United States Capitol No Federal funds may be used to install permanent above ground 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. 2. Prohibiting use of funds for existing temporary fencing (a) Prohibition No Federal funds may be used to respond to the attacks on the United States Capitol and the United States Capitol Grounds on January 6, 2021, or any ongoing, unspecified security threat by installing temporary 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. (b) Removal of existing temporary fencing Not later than 15 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Architect of the Capitol shall remove any fencing that was installed around the United States Capitol Buildings and the United States Capitol Grounds on or after January 6, 2021.