United States Commission on an Open Society with Security Act of 2021
United States117th CongressHR-770House of Representatives
Updated: Feb 4, 2021
Summary
United States Commission on an Open Society with Security Act of 2021 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.
Bill texts
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Management, and Accountability.
House of Representatives
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
House of Representatives
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
House of Representatives