# Plain Language Summary of H. RES. 934

This resolution is basically a statement of support calling for the Capitol building and House office buildings to reopen their doors to regular visitors. The Capitol and its adjacent office buildings closed to the public in March 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic started. This resolution argues that it's time to bring back the public tours and visits that existed before the pandemic shut everything down.

The resolution makes the case that reopening makes sense because other parts of American life have already returned to normal. The sponsors point out that restaurants, stores, sporting events, and other public gathering places have been operating with visitors for a while now, and that most Americans have gone back to working around other people and using public transportation like airplanes and trains. They argue it doesn't make logical sense to keep the Capitol—which belongs to the American people—closed when everything else is open.

What this actually means is that the House is expressing support for returning to the pre-pandemic visitor policies for touring the Capitol building and House office buildings. If this passes, it would signal that Congress wants to resume allowing the general public to visit these historic buildings and observe the legislative process in person, rather than keeping them restricted. This is a symbolic resolution rather than a law that forces anything to happen—it's essentially Congress saying "we think it's time to open back up to visitors," but the actual implementation would depend on Capitol security officials and House leadership deciding how to safely manage public access.

Supporting reopening the United States Capitol and House Office Buildings to the American people.

Norman, Ralph

 <p>This resolution supports reopening the U.S. Capitol Building and House Office Buildings to visitors under the public visitation policies that were in place before the COVID-19 pandemic.</p>