Bill Details
HR.1251 - 119th Congress
Status
Latest action
2025-02-13 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H692)
Introduced Date
2025-02-12
Policy Area
Congress
Committees
View committees (1)
Sponsors
Cosponsors
View cosponsors (20)
- Rep. McIver, LaMonica [D-New Jersey-10]
- Rep. Crockett, Jasmine [D-Texas-30]
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-Michigan-12]
- Rep. Cherfilus-McCormick, Sheila [D-Florida-20]
- Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-Illinois-2]
- Rep. Randall, Emily [D-Washington-6]
- Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-Ohio-11]
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-California-36]
- Rep. Bell, Wesley [D-Missouri-1]
- Rep. Jacobs, Sara [D-California-51]
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-New Jersey-12]
- Rep. Lee, Susie [D-Nevada-3]
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-California-39]
- Rep. Foushee, Valerie P. [D-North Carolina-4]
- Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-Michigan-11]
- Rep. Sykes, Emilia Strong [D-Ohio-13]
- Rep. Carter, Troy A. [D-Louisiana-2]
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-Georgia-4]
- Rep. Vargas, Juan [D-California-52]
- Rep. Scholten, Hillary J. [D-Michigan-3]
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This bill would give members of Congress the right to enter public federal buildings when they show the proper ID issued by the House or Senate. It says this access should apply during normal business hours, and it also allows entry outside those hours if the member gives notice to the head of the building or agency at least 12 hours before arriving. In simple terms, the bill is meant to make sure lawmakers can get into public federal buildings more easily for official business.
- Applies to members of the House of Representatives and the Senate.
- Requires lawmakers to show official identification from the Clerk, Sergeant at Arms, Secretary, or Doorkeeper, depending on which chamber they serve in.
- Allows access during regular business hours without extra notice.
- For visits outside regular hours, the member must notify the building’s responsible official at least 12 hours ahead of time.
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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1251 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1251
To provide Members of Congress access to Federal buildings, and for
other purposes.
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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
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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.
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