Congress members must hold 12 town halls each year.
H.R. 10320 — Town Halls for All Act of 2026 · Filed by Joe Neguse (D-CO) · Introduced Sep 8, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill requires every senator and representative to hold meetings. They must hold at least 12 per year in their home state or district. The meetings must be free and open to the public. Congress members must give at least 4 days' notice. The rule starts after the next Congress is elected.
Who it affects
Citizens can attend meetings to talk with their senators and representatives. Congress members must plan and run these meetings.
One thing to notice
The bill does not say who checks if Congress members follow the rule. It does not say what happens if they do not.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
- Sep 8, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Sep 8, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on House Administration · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on House Administration”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (1,996 characters) on Sep 10, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,522 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-22.
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