2 U.S.C. § 6617
Law enforcement authority of Sergeant-at-Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate
United States · Title 2 — THE CONGRESS · Status: effective
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- 2 U.S.C. § 6617, Law enforcement authority of Sergeant-at-Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/423908
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The Sergeant-at-Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate 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 and Doorkeeper of the Senate have the qualifications specified in subsection (b).
The qualifications referred to in subsection (a) are the following:
The Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate 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.
- United States Capitol Police Administrative Technical Corrections Act of 2009House: 416–1Senate: no recorded tally