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handle is hein.crs/govemhs0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Congressional ____ C R Research Service The U.S. Capitol Police: Brief Background Updated July 25, 2023 U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) The U.S. Capitol Police is a department within the legislative branch with security, protection, and administrative responsibilities. The USCP is responsible for law enforcement and security within the Capitol Complex, including the U.S. Capitol building, the Capitol Visitor Center, Capitol grounds, the House and Senate office buildings, the U.S. Botanic Garden, Capitol Police buildings, Library of Congress buildings, and adjacent grounds. The USCP performs these roles in coordination with the House and Senate Sergeants at Arms. The House and Senate Sergeants at Arms are charged with maintaining order in their chambers, and they each perform a number of law enforcement, security-related, decorum, and protocol duties. The House and Senate have each had an elected Sergeant at Arms since 1789. Capitol Police Powers and Duties The duties and responsibilities of the Capitol Police have developed over time and are set forth in several sources, chief among them the US. Code (in particular, but not limited to, Chapter 29, subchapter II, of Title 2). Additional authorities may be found in policies, regulations, and guidelines issued by the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration and the Committee on House Administration; the Rules of the House of Representatives and Senate; policies adopted by the Capitol Police Board; and custom and precedent. Additional duties of the Capitol Police may be defined by the committees on appropriations in reports accompanying the annual appropriations bills. The most recent legislative change, the Capitol Police Emergency Assistance Act of 2021 (P.L. 117-77, enacted December 22, 2021), amended the procedure by which the USCP can request emergency assistance from executive departments and agencies (2 U.S.C. §1970). In addition to responsibilities on the Capitol campus, the Capitol Police also provide protection for Members of the House and Senate leadership, protect additional Members based on a risk-based analysis, collaborate with the House and Senate Sergeants at Arms to assess Members' security in their states or districts (including office security), coordinate with local law enforcement regarding threats or in response to investigations, and provide protection for certain off-campus events, including the presidential nominating conventions. According to a USCP news release, In 2022, the USCP Threat Assessment Section (TAS) investigated a total of 7,501 cases. Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov IN11570 CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress

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