Congressional Oversight and Agency Access Act

This bill would give Members of Congress and their full-time staff access to federal public buildings during regular business hours, including contractor-operated facilities and facilities under contract with a federal entity. Staff would need to be accompanied by the Member who employs them and show a congressional staff badge. Members or staff could request after-hours access, which must be granted within 24 hours, and access would continue during declared national or public health emergencies. Areas requiring a security clearance would be open within 24 hours to Members on committees overseeing the agency, or to others with the consent of that committee's Chair or Ranking Member, and buildings could not be temporarily modified to change what visitors observe.

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Sponsors

• Donald S. Beyer, Jr. Democrat sponsor
• 11 cosponsors