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Can I watch Congress in session without an appointment? |
Travel Info Can I watch Congress in session without an appointment? Travel Tips From page 4 of the PDF linked below: 'Now, if you wish to visit either or both the House and Senate galleries, you follow a different procedure. These galleries are always open to visitors, when the galleries are in session , but you must have a pass to visit each gallery on weekdays until 6pm. (Families, take note that children under 6 are not allowed in the Senate gallery.) After 6pm weekdays and on Saturday and Sunday, however, you may enter either gallery without a pass and watch the session to its conclusion. Once obtained, the passes are good through the remainder of the Congress. To obtain visitor passes in advance, contact your representative for a House gallery pass, or your senator for a Senate gallery pass; District of Columbia and Puerto Rico residents should contact their delegate to Congress. If you don鈥檛 receive visitor passes in the mail (not every senator or representative sends them), they鈥檙e obtainable at your senator鈥檚 office on the Constitution Avenue side of the building or your representative鈥檚 or delegate鈥檚 office on the Independence Avenue side. (Visitors who are not citizens can obtain a gallery pass by presenting a passport at the Senate or House appointments desk, located on the first floor of the Capitol.) Call the Capitol switchboard at & 202/224-3121 to contact the office of your senator or congressperson. Your congressional office will issue you a pass and direct you to the House or Senate Gallery line outside the Capitol, for entry into the Capitol. If you鈥檙e there after 6pm weekdays, or on a Saturday or Sunday, when a gallery is in session, simply ask a Capitol Guide or police officer to direct you to the right entrance.' Source(s): http://media.wiley.com/product_data/exce... Other Travel Tips |
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