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Congressional, Judicial Hearing & Event Linestanding in Washington, D.C.

about us

Washington Express (WEX), a leader in D.C. area courier services, provides professional, competitively priced line-standing and seat-holding services for congressional and judicial hearings along with high-demand local events. For over 20 years, we have developed significant expertise in all details of seat-holding and line-standing services.

service highlights

Our rate for linestanding is $45/hr with a 3 hour minimum.
We constantly check the demand for individual hearings so we can accurately suggest the proper line standing start times.
We regularly survey committee websites to check for hearing re-locations and postponements so that your line standing is done at the right place and time.
We will call you and suggest an earlier linestanding or seatholding start time if the demand for a particular hearing appears to exceed available seating in that room. *While we have a very high success rate, we cannot always guarantee entry/purchase for high profile events.

how to order

When requesting line standing services, please have the following information ready.

Building name
Hearing room number
Name of committee and the name or topic of the hearing
Time and date of hearing
Time you want us to start waiting
Name of the person attending the hearing
Hearing attendee’s cell phone number

WEX will also provide you with the cell phone number of our staff member doing your linestanding upon request. If desired, we will call your attendee’s cell phone 15 minutes before the hearing begins to determine their estimated time of arrival. For security purposes, our linestanding person will ask your attendee for a business card or ID to verify their identity.