Prohibit permanent fencing at the Capitol complex

Norton introduced a bill with Senators Chris Van Hollen and Roger Wicker that would prohibit permanent fencing on the grounds of the U.S. Capitol complex. She criticized permanent fencing as cosmetic and imprecise and called for smarter, state-of-the-art security solutions instead.

Context: The bill was introduced jointly; the supplied text does not establish that it became law.

In their own words

would prohibit the installation of permanent fencing on the grounds of the United States Capitol complex.

The source

Eleanor Holmes Norton: official policy priorities ↗

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Retrieved: 11/10/2026