No Fencing at the United States Supreme Court Act

Bill: 118-hr-6604
Sponsor: full_name: Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large]
Introduced: 2023-12-05
Policy area: Law
Subjects: Building construction

Supreme Court
Latest action: action_date: 2023-12-11
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.

Summaries:

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6604 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 5, 2023 Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To prohibit the use of Federal funds to install permanent fencing around the United States Supreme Court Building or grounds.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Fencing at the United States Supreme Court Act . 2. Prohibiting use of funds for permanent fencing around United States Supreme Court Building or grounds (a) Prohibition No Federal funds may be used to install permanent fencing around— (1) the perimeter of the United States Supreme Court Building; or (2) the perimeter of the Supreme Court grounds, or any portion thereof, described in section 6101(b) of title 40, United States Code. (b) Rule of construction Nothing in subsection (a) shall be construed to prohibit the repair or replacement of fencing that was in existence on the date of enactment of this Act around an area described in subsection (a).