H.R. 1251

119 HR 1251 IH: All Access Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-02-12
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 1251  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. Velázquez ,  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.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   All Access Act of 2025  .
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.