2 U.S.C. § 5605
Law enforcement authority of Sergeant at Arms
United States · Title 2 — THE CONGRESS · Status: effective
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- 2 U.S.C. § 5605, Law enforcement authority of Sergeant at Arms, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/423779
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The Sergeant at Arms of the House of Representatives shall have the same law enforcement authority, including the authority to carry firearms, as a member of the Capitol Police. The law enforcement authority under the preceding sentence shall be subject to the requirement that the Sergeant at Arms have the qualifications specified in subsection (b).
The qualifications referred to in subsection (a) are the following:
The Committee on House Oversight of the House of Representatives shall have authority to prescribe regulations to carry out this section.
Legislative history
The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.
- Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1996House: 315–106Senate: no recorded tally