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Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] · D–CO
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Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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Based on the full Introduced in House · 2026-09-08 text. This explanation has not received human editorial review. This overview describes the proposal’s major provisions; it does not establish what its real-world effects would be.
The proposed Town Halls for All Act of 2026 would require members of Congress to organize and attend at least 12 town halls each calendar year in the area they represent. These meetings would be open to the general public, held in person, and free for members of the public to attend.
This Act may be cited as the Town Halls for All Act of 2026.
Each Member of Congress shall convene and attend a town hall, which shall be open to the general public and in the congressional district of the Member, not fewer than 12 times in a calendar year.
The term town hall means a proceeding open to the general public, which shall be conducted as an in-person gathering that meets the following requirements: (A) No fee is charged for a member of the general public to join the town hall.
The requirement would cover senators, representatives, delegates, and the resident commissioner. Senators would hold their meetings within their state; the other members would hold them within their congressional district.
The term congressional district means— (A) with respect to a Senator, the State of the Senator; and (B) with respect to a Representative in, or a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress, the congressional district of the Representative, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner.
The term Member of Congress means a Senator or Representative in, or a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the Congress.
Each Member of Congress shall convene and attend a town hall, which shall be open to the general public and in the congressional district of the Member, not fewer than 12 times in a calendar year.
Public notice would have to give the meeting's date, time, and city at least four calendar days beforehand. If the public notice omitted the precise location, that location would have to be provided to people who register their interest in attending with the member.
Public notice of the town hall, including the date, time, and city of the town hall, is provided not less than 4 calendar days before the town hall, with the precise location of the town hall provided to such members of the general public who register interest in attendance to the Member if such location is not provided in a public notice.
The notice could be distributed by email, a newsletter distribution list, social media, the member's website, or another communication method the member regularly uses to reach constituents. The bill presents these as alternatives.
The public notice referred to in subparagraph (B) is provided— (i) by electronic mail, newsletter distribution list, or social media; (ii) through the website of the Member; or (iii) using any other method of communication regularly used by the Member to constituents.
Town halls would have to meet the disability-access requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
The town hall meets accessibility requirements under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
Each town hall would have to last at least one hour, unless urgent circumstances—called "exigent circumstances" in the bill—cut it short.
The town hall runs for at least 1 hour, unless exigent circumstances cut short the town hall.
If enacted, the bill would take effect at the start of the next Congress after enactment. It does not specify a fixed calendar date.
This Act shall take effect at the start of the next Congress after the date of the enactment of this Act.
The supplied action snapshot, updated September 10, 2026, records introduction in the House and referral to the House Committee on House Administration on September 8, 2026.
Source snapshot updated 2026-09-10T18:47:54Z. 2026-09-08: Referred to the House Committee on House Administration. 2026-09-08: Introduced in House
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Spending directed to particular recipients or places outside ordinary competitive or formula-based allocation.
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Narrow exceptions, exemptions, or preferential treatment that warrant a closer look.
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