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handle is hein.crs/goveakr0001 and id is 1 raw text is: re~si&n~I ~es~sr~h $ervic~e f~mTh~ the I~I4~ deb~ah~ ~ V14 9 Updated December 22,2020 Inaugural Tickets: Past Practices and Considerations for 2021 Since the 20th Amendment was ratified, theoathof office for Presidentof the United States has been administered every four years on January 20. The next presidential inauguration is scheduled to take place on January 20, 2021. On March 4, 1801, ThomasJefferson became the first President to be inaugumted at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., in a room now known as the Old Supreme Court Chamber. In 1829, Andrew Jackson became the first President to be inaugurated on the East Front of the Capitol, where the majority of swearing-in ceremonies continued to take place until the late twentieth century. It was not until President Ronald Reagan's inauguration on January 20, 1981, that the swearing-in ceremony moved to the West Front of the Capitol where larger crowds could be accommodated. Sen. Mitch McConnell, Congressional Record, (October I I, 2000), p. S10267 The move to the West Front of the Capitol not only accommodated larger crowds who could view the cerenny from the Capitol grounds, but also allowed for use of the National Mall. Additionally, the Architect of the Capitol has been able to build a larger platformon the West Front, which in recent years has accommodated more than 1,600 people. For the 2021 swearing-in ceremony, the Joint Congres sional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (JCCIC) has announced that as a result of COVID-19 the in-person audience willbe reduced to a size that resembles the State ofthe Union, with congressional attendance limited to Members ofCongress and one guest. Given the limited in-person attendance at the ceremony, the JCCIC is working on enhanced opportunities to watch the ceremonies online, in addition to the traditional televised national broadcast. Historical Inaugural Tickets As the hostof the inauguration, the House and Senate jointly appoint the JCCIC every four years. The JCCIC is primarily responsible for arranging and hosting the swearing-in ceremony and an inaugural luncheon. To accommodate both Members ofCongress and constituents who might be interestedin attending the swearing-in ceremony in person, theJCCIC has traditionally authorized seated and standing sections onthe inauguralplatform, the U.S. Capitolgrounds, and the National Mallto accommodate attendees. To ease the process of attendees finding their seating or standing locations, the JCCIC and the United States Capitol Police (USCP) have jointly issued a map of ticketed areas showing color-coded sections that correspond to tickets. The map has also included instructions on entering the secured area around the Capitol. Figure 1 shows the 2017 Inauguration Ceremonies Map andGuidelines. Figure 1. 2017 Inauguration Ceremonies Map F IL 7T7 / r - - Source: U.S. Capitol Police, Inaugural Ceremonies-Map and Guidance, press release, Jan uary 12, 201 7, https://www.uscp.gov/ med ia-center/press-releases/inaugural-ceremonies-map-and- guidelines. Ticket Allocation Forpast inaugurations, the JCCIC has allocated tickets to congressionaloffices. Allocated tickets were generally a combination of seated tickets-on the inauguralplatform and areas closest to theWest Frontof the Capitol-and standing tickets, which were often behind the seated tickets. As depicted in Figure 1, in 2017, seated tickets were located on theinauguralplatformand in the yellow and green sections. Standing tickets were located in the non- numbered yellow, green, blue, orange, red, and gray/silver areas. Areas beyond these locations were not ticketed and were generally opento the public for viewing on large screens. Ticket Distribution For previous inaugurations, the JCCIC allocated tickets to each Member office. Each Representative or Senator then determined ticket allocation and distribution. In total, the https://crs reports.congress.gc

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