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No Fencing at the United States Supreme Court Act
To prohibit the use of Federal funds to install permanent fencing around the United States Supreme Court Building or grounds.
Summary
This bill prohibits the use of Federal funds to install permanent fencing around the United States Supreme Court Building or its grounds. The bill applies to both the perimeter of the building itself and the perimeter of the Supreme Court grounds as defined in Federal statute. The prohibition does not apply to the repair or replacement of fencing that was already in existence at the time the bill is enacted. The bill's effect is to prevent Federal funding from being used for new permanent fencing installations while allowing for maintenance of existing fencing.
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Actions (3)
- May 26, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. · house
- May 26, 2026 Introduced in House
- May 26, 2026 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E487)
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 26, 2026
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.
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 “No Fencing at the United States Supreme Court Act”.
SEC. 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). <all>
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