A bill to ensure the security of office space rented by Senators, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Jan 26, 2024 Became Public Law No: 118-36.
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, 2023
- Passed SenateNov 2, 2023
- Passed HouseJan 18, 2024
- To the PresidentJan 24, 2024
- Became lawJan 26, 2024Public Law 118-36
Summary
This act establishes certain security-related exceptions to limitations on the size and cost of Senators' home state office space. (The size and cost limitations vary based on the population of the Senator's home state.)
The act specifies that any portion of home state office space that is used for building security or safety measures is not included in calculating the total amount of office space subject to applicable maximum size. The building safety and security measures must be (1) of a kind authorized by the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration and (2) approved by the Senate Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate.
The act also specifies that an information technology security closet and a secure lobby or reception area are security or safety enhancements that are of a kind authorized by the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration.
The act also excludes the cost of building security and safety measures from the limitation on the cost of renting office space in the home state. Such costs must be (1) of a kind authorized by the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, (2) approved by the Senate Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, and (3) itemized separately in a manner approved by the Senate Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Actions 12
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jan 26, 2024Signed by President.
- Jan 26, 2024Became Public Law No: 118-36.
- Jan 24, 2024Presented to President.
- Jan 18, 2024Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H229-230)
- Jan 18, 2024Mr. Steil asked unanimous consent to take from the Speaker's table and consider.
- Jan 18, 2024Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H229-230)
- Jan 18, 2024Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Nov 6, 2023Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Nov 6, 2023Received in the House.
- Nov 6, 2023Held at the desk.
- Nov 2, 2023Introduced in Senate
- Nov 2, 2023Passed/agreed to in Senate: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
In the Congressional Record 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H229Text printed H229 | Bryan Steil R-WI | Jan 18, 2024 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S5335Text printed S5335 | Charles E. Schumer D-NY | Nov 2, 2023 |
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.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 118-620 | LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025108 pages | Appropriations Committee | Mar 15, 2024–May 22, 2024 |
CRS reports 5
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 5
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| RL34619 | Use of the Capitol Rotunda, Capitol Grounds, and Emancipation Hall: Concurrent Resolutions, 101st to 119th Congresses | Report | Feb 6, 2026 |
| R45104 | Guide to Committee Activity Reports: Purpose, Rules, and Contents | Report | Jun 2, 2025 |
| R48360 | Tribal Lands: Overview and Issues for Congress | Report | Jan 16, 2025 |
| R45428 | Sub-Saharan Africa: Overview and U.S. Engagement Archived | Report | Jul 21, 2023 |
| IN12114 | Presidential Election in Nigeria Archived | Insight | Feb 16, 2023 |
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HRES 1102 | Providing for the concurrence by the House in the Senate amendment to H.R. 2882, with an amendment. | Related bill | Mar 22, 2024 |
| S 2302 | Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2024 | Related bill | Jul 13, 2023 |
| HR 2882 | Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024 | Related bill | Mar 23, 2024 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to ensure the security of office space rented by Senators, and for other purposes.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Congress.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Nov 2, 2023Considered and Passed Senate
- Nov 2, 2023Engrossed 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.
