No New Fencing At the White House Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9685 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 9685

  To prohibit the use of Federal, State, foreign, or private funds to
       install permanent fencing around the White House complex.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 14, 2026

  Ms. Norton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
             Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL

  To prohibit the use of Federal, State, foreign, or private funds to
       install permanent fencing around the White House complex.

    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 New Fencing At the White House
Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITING USE OF FUNDS FOR PERMANENT FENCING AROUND WHITE
              HOUSE COMPLEX.

    (a) Prohibition.--No Federal, State, foreign, or private funds may
be used to install permanent fencing around the White House complex.
    (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 the White House
complex.
    (c) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) White house complex.--The term ``White House complex''
        means the Federal land located in Washington, D.C., bound by--
                    (A) H Street Northwest on the north;
                    (B) 15th Street Northwest on the east;
                    (C) Constitution Avenue Northwest on the south; and
                    (D) 17th Street Northwest on the west.
            (2) State.--The term ``State'' means any State of the
        United States, the District of Columbia, or any territory or
        possession or political subdivision thereof.
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