H.R. 7162 would allow commercial filmmaking and photography on the U.S. Capitol grounds for the first time by authorizing the Chief of the Capitol Police to issue permits for these activities. The bill permits such commercial work only when Congress is not in session and only in areas outside the Capitol buildings themselves, modeled after the types of commercial filming previously allowed in Union Square. Permit holders would be required to pay fees to cover costs incurred by the Architect of the Capitol, with those fees transferred to the Capitol Trust Account—the same fee structure that was used for similar activities in Union Square before that area came under Capitol control. The Capitol Police Board, in consultation with the House and Senate committees overseeing Capitol operations, would establish regulations governing the permit process. The bill contains no specific funding allocation or implementation timeline beyond the requirement that fees be collected and transferred immediately upon receipt.
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