Parking permits must be authorized through the office of a House employing authority and are available only to current House Members and staff holding a valid Congressional ID and current license plate. Shared employees may be issued a permit from any of their employing offices. Permits are exclusively for the use of the employing offices and House staff. Employing offices and House staff may not transfer permits.

Members and staff receiving a mass transit benefit are not eligible for parking permits (permanent or temporary) unless approval is obtained from the Committee on House Administration. If approval is granted, the requestor shall park in a lot designated by House Parking Security. Approval is not needed for weekend and holiday parking; however, a temporary permit must be obtained from the House Parking Security office (G2-32 RHOB). Members and staff who utilize mass transit benefits can obtain a bicycle permit for the permit-only bicycle racks and still retain their mass transit benefits.

Spouses of Members may park in any garage or lot, on a space available basis and will be issued temporary permits if they are not using the Member plate. In addition, spouses will be required to present a Spouse ID. Due to the lack of available spaces, spouses of Members may only park on the G3 level of the Rayburn Garage if they use a Member plate with a Rayburn Member of Congress (RMC) parking permit on it.

It is the responsibility of the employing office to retrieve parking permits when staff departs from their office. Employing offices whose departing staff have not returned their parking permits will be subject to a 30-day hold before re-assignment of the permit. Departing employees may receive a temporary parking permit for their last day(s) of employment for the permit to be removed in a timely manner. Non-staff temporary permits may be issued at the request of an official Parking Coordinator, the Chief of Staff, or Member. The location of parking will be determined by House Parking Security.

Non-staff temporary permits should be submitted by the Member, the Member's Chief of Staff, or the Member's Parking Coordinator through the Collective Data Parking Portal Website and include the requested individual's name as it appears on government issued ID and vehicle information (make, model, color, and license plate information). The maximum duration of a temporary permit is 14 business days in a rolling 6-month period. Any individual needing a temporary permit for more than 14 business days in a 6-month period must submit the appropriate form to House Garages and Parking Security for the Committee's 31 consideration. Registered lobbyists cannot receive temporary permits. (For purposes of these regulations, "registered lobbyist" means a lobbyist registered under the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 or any successor statute.)

Authorized permit holders who temporarily need to use an alternate vehicle should visit House Parking Security to obtain a temporary permit for that vehicle.

NOTE: Staff may only have one vehicle parked in House Parking Areas. Multiple vehicles are not allowed to be parked on House lots or garages at the same time.

House Members may choose their unreserved parking space from any available space in the various garages/lots/streets. 

1. Unreserved staff parking, with the exception of the Rayburn G3 level, which is a MEMBERS ONLY location, is available on a first-come, first-served basis in the designated parking areas assigned to the employing office. This does not include special needs, reserved spaces, and electric vehicles requiring charging stations.

2. Vehicles, including motorcycles and bicycles, cannot be stored in any unreserved space in a House parking area, except for Member vehicles parked during periods when the House is not in session, the Member is traveling on official business, the Member is ill, or in other similar circumstances. "Stored" is defined as being continuously parked in an unreserved space for more than thirty (30) consecutive calendar days.

1. Member parking plates are only for the use of the Member and spouse, as well as for transportation of the Member by staff. Only Members or authorized staff whose plates contain a Rayburn Member of Congress (RMC) parking permit may park on the G3 level of the Rayburn Garage using the Member plate. The RMC permits on the Member plates must be displayed visibly and remain in the vehicle when it is parked on G3.

NOTE: Only Members who have plates with the permit designated for the G3 level may park long-term on G3.

2. A staffer driving the Member while utilizing the Member plate must have a parking permit or a temporary parking permit assigned to their vehicle that has been issued through the Parking Office.

NOTE: The Member plate DOES NOT allow staff use for long-term G3 parking (outside of staff persons normally assigned / permitted location).

3. Former Members (except registered lobbyists) will be permitted to park using either temporary permits or Member parking plates from previous Congresses, but must also present a former Member ID.