# 119-hr-8543: Build the Ballroom Act

119-hr-8543, Build the Ballroom Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Fine, Randy [R-FL-6] (R-FL); status introduced (as of 2026-09-21).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8543
- As of: 2026-09-21
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-8543
- Congress: 119
- Title: Build the Ballroom Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-04-28
- Sponsor: Rep. Fine, Randy [R-FL-6] (R-FL)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Authorizes the President to build a permanent ballroom on the White House grounds** to host larger formal events and address modern security concerns. The bill would require planning that meets the needs of the President and the Executive Office, allow the President alone to approve the design, include heating, electricity, and furniture, and permit removal of existing structures while noting that the White House cannot currently host events over 200 people and that off‑campus events pose security risks.

## Provisions PRIA read

- President may build White House ballroom: benefit, low. This bill would authorize the President to build a permanent ballroom on the White House grounds. The President would have sole approval over the project and could plan it for the Executive Office's needs. The ballroom would include heating, electricity, and furniture, and construction could remove…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act
- 119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7613: ALERT Act
- 119-hr-7325: Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act of 2026

## Sources
- [119-hr-8543 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8543)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-137)
- [119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1229)
- [119-hr-7613: ALERT Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7613)
- [119-hr-7325: Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7325)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8543 (as of 2026-09-21).