Federal Restricted Buildings and Grounds Improvement Act of 2011
Latest action · Feb 7, 2012 Held at the desk.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedNov 2, 2011
- Passed SenateFeb 6, 2012
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on November 17, 2011. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Federal Restricted Buildings and Grounds Improvement Act of 2011 - Amends the federal criminal code to revise the prohibition against entering restricted federal buildings or grounds to impose criminal penalties on anyone who knowingly enters any restricted building or grounds without lawful authority. Defines "restricted buildings or grounds" as a posted, cordoned off, or otherwise restricted area of: (1) the White House or its grounds or the Vice President's official residence or its grounds, (2) a building or grounds where the President or other person protected by the Secret Service is or will be temporarily visiting, or (3) a building or grounds so restricted due to a special event of national significance.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Nov 17, 2011.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | Nov 17, 2011 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Judiciary Committee | Referred Nov 2, 2011Markup Nov 17, 2011Reported Nov 17, 2011 |
Actions 9
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 7, 2012Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Feb 7, 2012Received in the House.
- Feb 7, 2012Held at the desk.
- Feb 6, 2012Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S357-358; text as passed Senate: CR S357-358)
- Nov 17, 2011Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
- Nov 17, 2011Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy with amendments. Without written report.
- Nov 17, 2011Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 234.
- Nov 2, 2011Introduced in Senate
- Nov 2, 2011Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S357Text printed S357 | Richard J. Durbin D-IL | Feb 6, 2012 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Jan 13, 2012S. 1794, Federal Restricted Buildings and Grounds Improvement Act of 2011Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on November 17, 2011
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 347 | Federal Restricted Buildings and Grounds Improvement Act of 2011 | Identical bill | Mar 8, 2012 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to correct and simplify the drafting of section 1752 (relating to restricted buildings or grounds) of title 18, United States Code.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Federal Restricted Buildings and Grounds Improvement Act of 2011
- Short Titles as Reported to Senate
- Federal Restricted Buildings and Grounds Improvement Act of 2011
- Short Titles as Passed Senate
- Federal Restricted Buildings and Grounds Improvement Act of 2011
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Feb 6, 2012Engrossed in Senate
- Nov 17, 2011Reported to Senate
- Nov 2, 2011Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
