,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ihce  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #bb1 #bjbf,mr4 
,beyer 7for himself1 ,mrs4 ,hayes1 ,ms4 
,ansari1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,mrs4 ,watson    
,coleman1 ,mr4 ,takano1 ,mr4 ,garamendi1
 ,mr4 ,tonko1 and ,mr4 ,moulton7        
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,transportation and ,infrastructure  ,a 
,,bill  ,to allow members of ,congress  
access to certain ,federal buildings1   
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,congressional ,oversight and ,agency   
,access ,act4  #b4 ,access to ,federal  
buildings  7a7 ,in general ,each ,member
 of ,congress and congressional staff   
member shall have access to any public  
building during regular business hours4 
7b7 ,requirements  7#a7 ,identification 
,a ,member of ,congress seeking access  
to a public building under this section 
shall provide congressional             
identification4  7#b7 ,congressional    

staff ,a congressional staff member     
shall have access to a public building  
under this section only if--  7,a7 such 
staff member is accompanied by the      
,member of ,congress that employs the   
staff member2 and  7,b7 such staff      
member provides a valid congressional   
staff identification badge upon seeking 
access to such building4  7#c7 #bd hour 
access ,at the request of a ,member of  
,congress or a congressional staff      
member1 such ,member or staff member    
shall have access to a public building  
outside of regular business hours not   
later than #bd hours after such request 
is made4  7c7 ,accessibility during     
public meetings ,in the case in which a 
,member of ,congress or a congressional 
staff member is seeking access to a     
public building under this section      
during a public meeting1 such ,member of
 ,congress or congressional staff member
 shall have immediate access to such    
building4  7d7 ,extenuating             
circumstances ,the requirements of      

subsection 7a7 shall apply during an    
extenuating circumstance and any        
restriction on access to a building that
 is imposed on the public during such a 
circumstance shall not apply to a       
,member of ,congress or an applicable   
congressional staff member4  7e7 ,areas 
requiring security clearance ,with      
respect to any part of a public building
 for which a security clearance is      
required for entry1 not later than #bd  
hours after a ,member of ,congress1 or a
 congressional staff member with the    
appropriate level of security clearance1
 requests access to such part of the    
building1 the ,member or congressional  
staff member shall have--  7#a7 access  
to such part of the building if the     
,member 7or the staff of such ,member7  
is a ,member of a congressional         
committee with jurisdiction over the    
applicable agency2 or  7#b7 if the      
,member 7or the staff of such ,member7  
is not a ,member of such a congressional
 committee1 access to such part of the  

building if the ,member has the consent 
of the ,chair or ,ranking ,member of    
such congressional committee4  7f7      
,restriction on modification ,with      
respect to a building to which access   
under this section is requested1 no     
temporary modifications to such building
 may be made to alter what may be       
observed by a ,member of ,congress or   
congressional staff member4  7g7        
,definitions ,in this section3  7#a7    
,access ,the term access means          
meaningful access to and observation of 
all parts of a public building in order 
for a ,member of ,congress to satisfy   
the constitutional oversight            
responsibility of such ,member4  7#b7   
,congressional identification ,the term 
congressional identification means any  
form of identification issued to        
,members by the ,clerk or ,sergeant at  
,arms of the ,house of ,representatives 
7in the case of a ,member of the ,house 
of ,representatives7 or by the          
,secretary or ,sergeant at ,arms and    

,doorkeeper of the ,senate 7in the case 
of a ,senator74  7#c7 ,congressional    
staff member ,the term congressional    
staff member means a full-time staff    
member of the ,house of ,representatives
 or the ,senate4  7#d7 ,extenuating     
circumstance ,the term extenuating      
circumstance means an event for which-- 
7,a7 the ,president has declared an     
emergency pursuant to section #bjb of   
the ,national ,emergencies ,act 7#ej    
,u4,s4,c4 #afbb72 or  7,b7 the          
,secretary of ,health and ,human        
,services has declared an emergency     
pursuant to section #cai of the ,public 
,health ,service ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4    
#bdg;d74  7#e7 ,member of ,congress ,the
 term ,member of ,congress means a      
,member of the ,house of                
,representatives or a ,senator4  7#f7   
,public building ,the term public       
building has the meaning given such term
 in section #ccja of title #dj1 ,united 
,states ,code1 and includes--  7,a7     
contractor-owned and operated           

facilities2  7,b7 facilities used       
through an intergovernmental service    
agreement with local jurisdictions2 and 
7,c7 facilities under contract with a   
,federal entity4