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United States Commission on an Open Society with Security Act of 2026
To establish the United States Commission on an Open Society with Security.
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- Became law
Summary
United States Commission on an Open Society with Security Act of 2026
This bill establishes the United States Commission on an Open Society with Security to study how the government may provide for both security in, and public access to, federal buildings and other federal property and sites.
The commission shall examine (1) government and private security practices and proposals, building design, public space management, counterterrorism needs, and refurbishment of existing federal facilities; (2) the effect of access to public facilities and spaces on constitutional rights and civil liberties, economies of affected jurisdictions, architectural aesthetics, traffic and congestion, and employee job performance; (3) technology to augment or replace traditional modes of security; and (4) methods of assessing the risks posed by terrorism, balanced against the needs and values of open access.
Summary by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Actions
- Jul 7, 2026 Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability.
- Jun 22, 2026 Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Jun 22, 2026 Introduced in House
- Jun 22, 2026 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E594)
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