Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the fencing installed around the perimeter of the United States Capitol should be removed and the mission of the National Guard in the District of Columbia in response to the attacks on the Capitol on January 6, 2021, should be ended.

Bill: 117-hres-256
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2]
Introduced: 2021-03-18
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Architecture

Assault and harassment offenses

Building construction

Crimes against property

Government buildings, facilities, and property

Protection of officials

Protest and dissent

Terrorism

U.S. Capitol

Violent crime
Latest action: action_date: 2021-03-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-03-18
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This resolution urges the U.S. Capitol Police Board to direct the Architect of the Capitol to remove the fencing installed around the perimeter of the U.S. Capitol complex in response to the attacks of January 6, 2021, and it recommends the end of the National Guard's mission in the District of Columbia in response to those attacks.</p>

tv_txt: IV 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. RES. 256 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 18, 2021 Mr. Van Drew (for himself, Mr. Graves of Missouri , Mr. Weber of Texas , Mr. Carl , Mr. Biggs , Mr. Norman , Mr. C. Scott Franklin of Florida , Mr. Fallon , Mr. Tiffany , Mr. Babin , Mr. Duncan , Mr. Mullin , Mr. Westerman , Mr. Obernolte , Mr. Banks , Mr. Bilirakis , Mr. Gohmert , Mr. Rice of South Carolina , Mrs. Harshbarger , Mr. Jackson , Mr. Budd , Mr. Gaetz , Mr. Owens , Mr. Calvert , Mr. Gibbs , Mr. Donalds , Mr. Sessions , Mr. Smith of Missouri , Mr. Bishop of North Carolina , Mr. Lamborn , Mr. Posey , Mr. Curtis , Mr. Gooden of Texas , Mr. Hice of Georgia , Mr. Good of Virginia , Mr. Stewart , and Mr. Crawford ) submitted the following resolution; 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 RESOLUTION Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the fencing installed around the perimeter of the United States Capitol should be removed and the mission of the National Guard in the District of Columbia in response to the attacks on the Capitol on January 6, 2021, should be ended.

That the House of Representatives— (1) urges the United States Capitol Police Board to direct the Architect of the Capitol to remove any of the fencing installed around the perimeter of the United States Capitol Buildings and Grounds (as defined and described in sections 5101 and 5102 of title 40, United States Code) during January 2021 in response to the attacks on the Capitol on January 6, 2021; and (2) recommends the end of the mission of the National Guard in the District of Columbia in response to such attacks on the Capitol.