A new measure proposed by Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.) seeks to make filming movies and television shows near the U.S. Capitol a bit easier.

The House Appropriations Committee approved today an amendment that would continue to permit film production companies to continue to shoot in Union Square.

Twelve design proposals to redesign three sites on the National Mall go on display today as part of a contest to rejuvenate and enliven America’s front yard.

Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton would like the U.S. Capitol and its surrounding office buildings to become more friendly toward visitors from Hollywood. She’s asking her colleagues to allow film production on more parts of the Hill.

Union Square, which some feared would be closed off to film production after jurisdiction over it was transfered from the National Park Service to the Architect of the Capitol, will remain open to commercial photography and filmmaking.

Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton said in a press release today that she’ll be meeting with officials from the National Park Service and Architect of the Capitol to “seek clarification” on the recent transfer of oversight over Union Square from the former to the latter.

With the transfer of oversight over Union Square from the National Park Service to the Architect of the Capitol, film crews seeking a clear shot of the U.S. Capitol might be out of luck. D.C. film office head Crystal Palmer hopes otherwise.

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