# Plain Language Summary: Capitol Fence and National Guard Removal Resolution

This is a resolution expressing what the House of Representatives believes should happen regarding two things that have been in place since the January 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol: the security fencing around the building and the National Guard troops stationed in Washington, D.C.

The resolution calls for the removal of the metal fencing that was installed around the perimeter of the Capitol building after the attack. This fencing has remained in place for several years as a security measure. The resolution also calls for ending the National Guard's mission in the District of Columbia that was activated in response to the January 6 events. The National Guard troops were brought in to help secure the Capitol and the surrounding area during that period.

It's important to understand that this is a "sense of the House" resolution, which means it's expressing the opinion or preference of the House members who support it—it's not actually a law that would force anything to happen. These types of resolutions don't have the force of law and don't require the President's signature. Instead, they're statements of what Congress believes should be done. Whether the fencing actually gets removed or the National Guard mission actually ends would depend on decisions made by Capitol security officials, the Department of Defense, and other relevant authorities who would need to agree that it's safe to do so.

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the fencing installed around the perimeter of the United States Capitol should be removed and the mission of the National Guard in the District of Columbia in response to the attacks on the Capitol on January 6, 2021, should be ended.

Van Drew, Jefferson

 <p>This resolution urges the U.S. Capitol Police Board to direct the Architect of the Capitol to remove the fencing installed around the perimeter of the U.S. Capitol complex in response to the attacks of January 6, 2021, and it recommends the end of the National Guard's mission in the District of Columbia in response to those attacks.</p>