United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 1017 (117th)
No Fencing at the United States Capitol Complex Act
Introduced
11 February 2021
Last action
12 February 2021 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Sponsors
Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12], Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC], Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2], Rep. Vela, Filemon [D-TX-34], Rep. Hill, J. French [R-AR-2], Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7], Rep. Mooney, Alexander X. [R-WV-2], Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5], Rep. Gaetz, Matt [R-FL-1], Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
No Fencing at the United States Capitol Complex Act This bill prohibits the use of federal funds for permanent fencing around the perimeter of any U.S. Capitol buildings or grounds. 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.
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Timeline
11 February 2021
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Source: IntroReferral
11 February 2021
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E129-130)
Source: IntroReferral
11 February 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
11 February 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
12 February 2021
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 11 February 2021 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Budd, Ted [R-NC] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Vela, Filemon [D-TX-34] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hill, J. French [R-AR-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Mooney, Alexander X. [R-WV-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Gaetz, Matt [R-FL-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Beyer, Donald S. [D-VA-8] · D · Cosponsor
- · hspw00 · Standing
Related records
- related to ← To prohibit the use of Federal funds for certain purposes within the District of Columbia.
- related to ← No Fencing at the United States Capitol Complex Act
- related to ← 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.
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/1017
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/1017
- us · 117-hr-1017 · source updated 5 December 2025