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To provide Members of Congress access to Federal buildings, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill would require federal public buildings to grant Members of Congress access upon display of Congressional identification issued by the House or Senate leadership. During regular business hours, the access requirement applies automatically; outside regular hours, a Member may access a building if they notify the building head at least 12 hours in advance. The bill defines "public building" according to federal law and applies to both House Members and Senators.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT)
51 cosponsors
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC)
- Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] (D-NC)
- Rep. Ansari, Yassamin [D-AZ-3] (D-AZ)
- Rep. Bell, Wesley [D-MO-1] (D-MO)
- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] (D-GA)
- Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11] (D-OH)
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN)
- Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-LA-2] (D-LA)
- Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-FL-20] (D-FL)
- Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] (D-MO)
- Rep. Crockett, Jasmine [D-TX-30] (D-TX)
- Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] (D-CO)
- Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY)
- Rep. Evans, Dwight [D-PA-3] (D-PA)
- Rep. Fields, Cleo [D-LA-6] (D-LA)
- Rep. Foushee, Valerie P. [D-NC-4] (D-NC)
- Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10] (D-FL)
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ)
- Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-CA-51] (D-CA)
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA)
- Rep. Johnson, Julie [D-TX-32] (D-TX)
- Rep. Kamlager-Dove, Sydney [D-CA-37] (D-CA)
- Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] (D-IL)
- Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12] (D-PA)
- Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3] (D-NV)
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA)
- Rep. McClellan, Jennifer L. [D-VA-4] (D-VA)
- Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ)
- Rep. Mfume, Kweisi [D-MD-7] (D-MD)
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI)
- Rep. Pettersen, Brittany [D-CO-7] (D-CO)
- Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] (D-MA)
- Rep. Randall, Emily [D-WA-6] (D-WA)
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL)
- Rep. Scholten, Hillary J. [D-MI-3] (D-MI)
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL)
- Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11] (D-MI)
- Rep. Sykes, Emilia Strong [D-OH-13] (D-OH)
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA)
- Rep. Thanedar, Shri [D-MI-13] (D-MI)
- Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2] (D-MS)
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI)
- Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2] (D-HI)
- Rep. Turner, Sylvester [D-TX-18] (D-TX)
- Rep. Underwood, Lauren [D-IL-14] (D-IL)
- Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-CA-52] (D-CA)
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY)
- Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] (D-FL)
- Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] (D-CA)
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ)
- Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] (D-GA)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Jahana Hayes’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $71,461
- BERKSHIRE PARTNERS LLC $14,814
- LOEHMANN BLASIUS $13,200
- TEENLIFE MEDIA $9,900
- JP MORGAN CHASE $9,900
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Jahana Hayes → · Outside spending →
Actions (4)
- Feb 13, 2025 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H692)
- Feb 12, 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management. · house
- Feb 12, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. · house
- Feb 12, 2025 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 12, 2025
Mrs. Hayes (for herself, Mrs. McIver, Ms. Crockett, Ms. Tlaib, Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick, Ms. Kelly of Illinois, Ms. Randall, Ms. Brown, Mr. Lieu, Mr. Bell, Ms. Jacobs, Mrs. Watson Coleman, Ms. Lee of Nevada, Mr. Takano, Mrs. Foushee, Ms. Stevens, Mrs. Sykes, Mr. Carter of Louisiana, Mr. Johnson of Georgia, Mr. Vargas, Ms. Scholten, Mr. Mfume, Ms. Ansari, Ms. Moore of Wisconsin, Mr. Turner of Texas, Ms. Pettersen, Mr. Cleaver, Mr. Grijalva, Ms. Underwood, Mr. Carson, Ms. Adams, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Mr. Evans of Pennsylvania, Ms. Norton, Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania, Ms. Waters, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Soto, Ms. McClellan, Mr. Espaillat, Mr. Thompson of Mississippi, Ms. Pressley, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Frost, and Ms. Williams of Georgia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To provide Members of Congress access to Federal buildings, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “All Access Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. ACCESS TO FEDERAL BUILDINGS.
(a) In General.—A Member of Congress shall have access to any public building if such Member displays identification issued by the Clerk or Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives (in the case of a Member of the House of Representatives) or by the Secretary or Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate (in the case of a Senator).
(b) Hours.—The requirements of subsection (a) shall apply—
(1) during regular business hours; and
(2) if during hours that are not covered by paragraph (1), such Member has notified the head of the entity in which such Member seeks to access, not later than 12 hours before the time at which such Member seeks to enter such building.
(c) Definitions.—In this Act:
(1) Member of congress.—The term “Member of Congress” means a Member of the House of Representatives or a Senator.
(2) Public building.—The term “public building” has the meaning given such term in section 3301 of title 40, United States Code. <all>
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