Title 2 — The CongressRelease 119-73
§1912 Volunteer chaplain services
Title 2 › Chapter CHAPTER 29— - CAPITOL POLICE › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION › Part Part A— - General › § 1912
Summary
The Chief of the Capitol Police may accept unpaid volunteer chaplains approved by their religious groups to give spiritual care to Capitol Police employees. Neither chaplains nor employees must take part in rites that conflict with their conscience, morals, or the chaplain’s approving group. Applies from fiscal year 2023 onward.
Full Legal Text
Title 2, §1912
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(a)The Chief of the Capitol Police shall have authority to accept unpaid religious chaplain services, whereby volunteers from multiple faiths, authorized by their respective religious endorsing agency or organization, may advise, administer, and perform spiritual care and religious guidance for Capitol Police employees.
(b)Chaplains shall not be required to perform any rite, ritual, or ceremony, and employees shall not be required to receive such rite, ritual, or ceremony, if doing so would compromise the conscience, moral principles, or religious beliefs of such chaplain or employees or the chaplain’s endorsing agency or organization.
(c)This section shall apply with respect to fiscal year 2023 and each succeeding fiscal year.
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2 U.S.C. § 1912
Title 2 — The Congress
Last Updated
Apr 6, 2026
Release point: 119-73