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§1965a Prohibition on Use of Funds for Installation of Permanent Fencing on Capitol Grounds

Title 2 › CHAPTER 29 — CAPITOL POLICE › SUBCHAPTER II — POWERS AND DUTIES › § 1965a

Last updated Aug 21, 2026|Official source

Summary

Federal funds—past, present, or future—cannot pay to install permanent above‑ground fencing on the Capitol Grounds perimeter (40 U.S.C. 5102).

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Title 2, §1965a

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None of the funds made available in this or any other Act in prior fiscal years, this fiscal year, or any fiscal year thereafter may be used to install permanent, above-ground fencing around the perimeter, or any portion thereof, of the United States Capitol Grounds, as described in section 5102 of title 40.

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Citation

2 U.S.C. § 1965a

Title 2, The Congress

Last Updated

Aug 21, 2026

Release point: 119-102