BEYER, HAYES INTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO PROTECT MEMBER ACCESS TO FEDERAL GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS AND PREVENT AGENCIES FROM BLOCKING CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT

Washington, July 23 -- Rep. Don Beyer issued the following press release:

Following repeated efforts by the Trump administration to block Members of Congress from conducting oversight of federal agencies, U.S. Representatives Don Beyer (D-VA) and Jahana Hayes (D-CT) introduced the Congressional Oversight and Agency Access Act to ensure Members of Congress and accompanying staff can access federal buildings to carry out their constitutional oversight responsibilities without unnecessary obstruction or delay.

The Congressional Oversight and Agency Access Act would establish clear statutory protections for congressional oversight by:

* Guaranteeing Members of Congress and accompanying congressional staff immediate access to federal building...